Adina Machwirth (born 2005) is a German taekwondo poomsae athlete and 2022 world bronze medalist.[2]

Adina Machwirth
Adina Machwirth competing in 2023
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)Recognized Poomsae; Freestyle Poomsae
ClubBudo-Schule Wiesbaden
Coached byKai Müller
Achievements and titles
World finals3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Highest world ranking14 (2024)[1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Germany
Junior
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place Goyang 2022 Freestyle, f under 17
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Antalya 2019 Poomsae, team f
US Pan Am Series
Gold medal – first place Fort Worth 2022 Freestyle, pairs

Career

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Adina Machwirth began practising the Korean martial art of taekwondo in 2010 after initially training in ballet for three years. Machwirth competed in her first major international competition at the 2019 European Poomsae Championships in Antalya. There, she became European champion in the discipline of traditional forms with the cadet team (three-person team, female) alongside teammates Ana Catalina Pohl and Jessica Schober. She also competed in the freestyle pairs competition and the pairs competition in traditional poomsae, but did not reach the podium in those categories.[2]

In 2021, Machwirth took part in the European Poomsae Championships in Seixal, Portugal, finishing sixth in the junior women's freestyle competition and fifth in the freestyle pairs competition.[3] She won the freestyle pairs category of the 2022 US Pan Am Series I alongside Julius Müller.[4] At the 2022 World Championships in Goyang, Machwirth won a bronze medal in the junior's individual freestyle competition.[5][6]

At cadet and junior level, Machwirth has been German champion four times, runner-up three times and bronze medallist four times. She has been competing at senior level since 2023. In 2023, she became German champion in the senior's individual Recognized Poomsae competition as well as vice champion in the women's freestyle competition, behind teammate Leah Lawall.[7]

At the 2023 European Championships in Innsbruck, Machwirth competed alongside teammate Anna Siepmann in the women's individual competition. She won the first round against Camille La Cour from Denmark, but lost to Eva Sandersen in the round of 16, finishing ninth.[8] Machwirth also finished sixth in the individual freestyle competition at these European Championships.[9][10]

Tournament record

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Year Event Location G-Rank Discipline Place[11]
2024 Croatia Open   Zagreb G-1 Poomsae Individual 3rd
Austrian Open   Vienna G-1 Freestyle Pair 1st
Danish Open   Skanderborg - Poomsae Individual 3rd
London International Open   London - Poomsae Individual 2nd
London International Open   London - Freestyle Pair 2nd
Bulgaria Open   Sofia G-1 Freestyle Individual 2nd
2023 European Championships   Innsbruck G-4 Poomsae Individual 9th
European Championships   Innsbruck G-4 Freestyle Individual 6th
French Open   Paris G-1 Freestyle Individual 1st
German Open   Hamburg - Poomsae Individual 3rd
German Open   Hamburg - Freestyle Individual 3rd
Swedish Open   Stockholm G-1 Poomsae Individual 3rd
Swedish Open   Stockholm G-1 Freestyle Individual 3rd
2022 World Championships   Goyang G-8 Freestyle Individual 3rd
2021 European Championships   Seixal G-4 Freestyle Individual 6th
European Championships   Seixal G-4 Freestyle Pair 5th
2019 European Championships   Antalya G-4 Poomsae Team 1st
European Championships   Antalya G-4 Poomsae Pair n. a.
European Championships   Antalya G-4 Freestyle Pair n. a.
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References

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  1. ^ "World Taekwondo".
  2. ^ a b "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Europameisterschaft Poomsae". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Pan Am Series". www.usatkd.org. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ "[World Taekwondo] [Results] Day 3_Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Champi." m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (26 April 2022). "Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships". MASTKD. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ https://europetaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TalkFile_Day-1-Draw.pdf
  9. ^ https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfileV2?userId=11e7db8f-abb9-b53d-b791-0a52019ae5aa&month=3&year=2024
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240420130717/https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfileV2?userId=11e7db8f-abb9-b53d-b791-0a52019ae5aa&month=3&year=2024
  11. ^ "World Taekwondo". www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 20 April 2024.