Anna Schneeberger (born 15 December 1999) is an Austrian taekwondo athlete and European bronze medalist.[2]

Anna Schneeberger
Personal information
Born (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 24)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportTaekwondo
EventRecognized Poomsae
ClubTaekwondo Verein Wörgl
Coached byDaniel Pirchmoser
Achievements and titles
Regional finals3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Highest world ranking8 (2024)[1]
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
Representing  Austria
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Innsbruck Poomsae, f under 30
European Universities Combat Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb Poomsae, f under 30

Career

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Anna Schneeberger started practising the Korean martial art taekwondo at the age of six and trains at Taekwondo Verein Wörgl.[3]

In 2016, she took part in her first international competition, the Austrian Open Poomsae, where she came third in the junior women's individual poomsae competition.[4] She participated in the European Championships in 2017 and 2019 and the World Championships in 2020.[5]

In 2023, she claimed first place in the women's individual competition at the European Universities Combat Championships in Zagreb.[6][7] At the 2023 European Poomsae Championships in Innsbruck, Schneeberger beat Germany in the quarter-finals and lost to Şeyda Nur Yavuz from Turkey in the semi-finals, thus winning a bronze medal in the women's traditional poomsae competition.[8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/ranking/ranking.html
  2. ^ https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfileV2?month=3&year=2024&subCategory1=11ebd77b-d853-c636-9e18-0272bb316bc1&rankingTypeId=11ea9376-2f70-6383-aefb-0af9674366aa&countryId=null&searchQuery=null&userId=11e6eef4-7490-dba6-92b4-12f817a4f090
  3. ^ "Teakwondo Wörgl: Anna Schneeberger ist auf dem Weg zur Spitzenkämpferin". MeinBezirk.at (in German). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Anna Schneeberger wuchs bei den Europameisterschaften in Rhodos über sich hinaus, Förderverein Nachwuchsleistungssport Tirol". www.nachwuchsleistungssport-tirol.at. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Taekwondo | EUSA". combatsports2023.eusa.eu. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Grandiose Leistung bei den EUC Combat Sports – Unisport Austria" (in German). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ https://europetaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/TalkFile_Day-1-Medalstanding.pdf
  9. ^ "Schneeberger Archive". Olympiazentrum Tirol Innsbruck (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2024.