Matea Jelić (born 23 December 1997) is a Croatian

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

athlete. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in 67 kg. She won the gold medal in the women's 67 kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

held in Oran, Algeria. In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's middleweight event at the

World Taekwondo Championships The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo. In addition to the kyorugi (full contact fighting) Championships, there are also Para World Championships as well as Poomsae and Para Poomsae Championships held every ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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* 1997 births Croatian female taekwondo practitioners Living people Sportspeople from Split, Croatia Sportspeople from Knin Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Taekwondo Championships medalists Olympic medalists for Croatia in taekwondo Olympic gold medalists for Croatia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Croatia Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Croatian sportswomen {{Croatia-taekwondo-bio-stub