Titta Keinänen (born 28 October 1993)[1] is a Finnish karateka. She is a bronze medalist in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games and the 2019 European Karate Championships.
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| Born | 28 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2016, Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in her event at the World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[2][3]
Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6]
In June 2021, Keinänen competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In November 2021, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8] She was eliminated in her fourth match by eventual bronze medalist Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan.[8]
Keinänen lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[9][10] In 2023, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.[11]
Keinänen competes at competitions of the Karate1 Premier League.[12][13]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 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.
- ^ a b "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Karateka Keinänen sijoittui neljänneksi World Games -kisoissa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Butler, Nick (6 September 2015). "Zaretska continues superb year with Azerbaijani victory on final day of Karate1 Premier League in Istanbul". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (7 April 2018). "China's Xiaoyan Yin one step from third WKF Karate 1-Premier League gold of season in Rabat". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.