Jennifer Warling
Personal information
Born (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 29)
Sport
CountryLuxembourg
SportKarate
Weight class55 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Luxembourg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 55 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tampere Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 55 kg

Jennifer Warling (born 25 March 1994)[1] is a karateka from Luxembourg. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships. She is also a two-time bronze medalist in her event at the European Games (2019 and 2023).

Career

Warling won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland. In 2015, she competed in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

In 2019, Warling won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[2] In the same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[3]

In June 2021, Warling competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She reached the semi-finals where she lost against Moldir Zhangbyrbay of Kazakhstan. In November 2021, Warling lost her bronze medal match in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5][6]

Warling lost her bronze medal match in the women's kumite 55 kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[8] A few months later, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Kumite 55 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2023 European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Kumite 55 kg

References

  1. ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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 22 March 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (17 November 2021). "Olympic gold medallists star on second day of Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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