Kristina Mah is an Australian karateka. She is a gold medalist at the World Karate Championships.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2010, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2010 World Karate Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] In 2012, she was eliminated from the competition in the same event at 2012 World Karate Championships by Boutheina Hasnaoui of Tunisia.[1] Hasnaoui went on to win the silver medal. In 2013, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2013 World Combat Games held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2]
In 2017, she represented Australia at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[3] She was eliminated from the competition by Alexandra Grande of Peru.[3][4] Grande went on to win the gold medal.[3][4]
In 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In 2023, she competed in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[6]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2010 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2013 | World Combat Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Boutheina Hasnaoui, la Tunisienne accro au Karaté". France24 (in French). 23 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "SportAccord World Combat Games 2013". World Karate Federation. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Peruana Alexandra Grande gana oro en los World Games de Polonia". El Bocón (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
edit- Kristina Mah at KarateRec.com
- Kristina Mah at the International World Games Association
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