Kaja Schuster (born 16 March 2004) is a Slovenian judoka.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2023 European Junior Championships held in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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| Born | 16 March 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Judo klub Bežigrad | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luka Kuralt (club)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| European Champ. | R32 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 58298 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 134343 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 6 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judo career
editEarly career
editSchuster started judo at the age of six at the Bežigrad Judo Club.[3]
In 2018, she won the gold medal at the U16 National championship in the category -48 kg. Then, a year later, she repeated her success in the category -57 kg. In the same year, she won silver at the National cadet championship. In 2020, she took part in the Senior National championship and won bronze. She repeated the success in 2021.[4] At the 2021 European Cadet Championship in Riga, Latvia, she won 5th place in the -63 kg category. She competed in quite a few Cadet European Cups, and that year she won gold at the Cadet European Cup Teplice.
In 2022, she became National champion in Junior category and National vice-champion in Senior category of -63 kg. She won silver medal at European Cup in Sarajevo.
In 2023, Kaja moved to the -70 kg category. She started the year by winning the Junior European Cup in Lignano. She later won silver medal at European Cup in Riga. In September, she competed at the European Junior Championship in The Hague, The Netherlands, where she won a gold medal in the category -70 kg. A month later, she won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Odivelas, Portugal.[5]
Senior career
editIn 2024, she won gold medal at European Cup in Dubrovnik.[6] She competed at 2024 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia and lost against Dutch Hild Jager.[7]
References
edit- ^ Thomas Pitrel (15 April 2024). "Slovenski judoisti na čelu z Leški optimistično na EP v Zagreb" [Slovenian judokas, led by Leški, are optimistic for the ECh in Zagreb] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Šimnovec, Miha (8 September 2023). "Kaja Schuster mladinska evropska prvakinja, bron za Niko Koren" [Kaja Schuster junior European champion, bronze for Nika Koren] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Mladi upi: Judoista Kaja Schuster" [Young hopes: Judoka Kaja Schuster] (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Athlete profile: Schuster Kaja" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Kaja Schuster do brona na mladinskem SP v judu" (in Slovenian). 7 October 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "JudoInside - Kaja Schuster judoka". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Kaja Schuster Profile". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
edit- Kaja Schuster at the European Judo Union
- Kaja Schuster at the International Judo Federation
- Kaja Schuster at JudoInside.com
- Kaja Schuster at The-Sports.org
- Kaja Schuster on Instagram
