Anzhelika Terliuga (Ukrainian: Анжеліка Володимирівна Терлюга, born March 23, 1992) is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite -55 kg division.[1]

Anzhelika Terliuga
Terliuga with her Olympic silver medal
BornАнжеліка Терлюга
(1992-03-27) March 27, 1992 (age 32)
Odesa, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Division-55 kg
StyleKarate Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Kumite -55 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Kumite -55 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Kumite -55 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite -55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Kumite -55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 İzmit Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite -55kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guadalajara Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite -55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite -55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montpellier Kumite -55kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Kumite -55kg

Career

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Terliuga won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[4][5] She is also a multiple European champion and medalist,[6] 2017 Grand winner Karate 1 Premier League of the Female Kumite (-55 kg).[7]

In November 2021, Terliuga competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[8][9] Terliuga won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10] At the 2023 World Championships, she initially defeated Ivet Goranova 14-11 in the semifinal, however Bulgaria′s delegation appealed due to referee′s mistake (turning off the clock for 20 seconds), so both karatekas had to come back and restart the bout from the 5–4 lead of Goranova, who won the bout 6–4.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Profile on the web page of the Ukrainian Karate Federation (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ One of the most beautiful Ukrainians won the European Championships
  7. ^ GRAND WINNER ANZHELIKA TERLIUGA CONFIRMED AS ONE OF KARATE’S TOP RISING STARS
  8. ^ "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ^ Oleksyuk, Serhiy (25 October 2023). ""Вкрали фінал". Анжеліка Терлюга після протесту суперниці програла півфінал ЧС з карате. Спершу бій виграла українка". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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