Ivet Goranova
Goranova at Olympics 2020
Personal information
Native nameИвет Горанова
Born (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 23)
Dolna Mitropoliya, Pleven Province,[1][2] Bulgaria
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportKarate
Weight class55 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Bulgaria
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 55 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Kumite 55 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 55 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 55 kg

Ivet Goranova (Bulgarian: Ивет Горанова, born 6 March 2000)[3] is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.

Career

In 2018, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6][7] In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[8] In that same year, Goranova won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[9][10] In the final, she defeated Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine.[10]

Goranova qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12] She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event.[4][5] In November 2021, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13][14]

Goranova competed in the women's kumite 55 kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[15] She won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[16][17] In the final, she lost against Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine.[16][17] A few months later, Goranova won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[18]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 55 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 55 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Kumite 55 kg
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2023 European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 2nd Kumite 55 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Kumite 55 kg

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Родният град уважи Ивет Горанова". boec.bg. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Коя е Ивет Горанова?". bntnews.bg. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Emotions run high as first nine earn Tokyo 2020 debut places at WKF final qualifier in Paris". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Morgan, Liam (17 November 2021). "Olympic gold medallists star on second day of Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  18. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  19. ^ Kyrtunov, Bozhidar (30 December 2021). "Ивет Горанова спечели "Спортист на годината"". dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivet Goranova.
Olympic Karate Kumite Champions – Women's
Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year
Categories