Defia Rosmaniar (born 25 May 1995) is an Indonesian taekwondo practitioner.[1][4] She won medals at several multi-sport events, including Asian Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, SEA Games and Islamic Solidarity Games. She won Indonesia's first gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Indonesia.[5][6]

Defia Rosmaniar
Rosmaniar at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Alma materState University of Jakarta
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTaekwondo
EventPoomsae
Coached bySyamsudin
Solah Basuni[1]
Medal record

Career

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Defia Rosmaniar took up taekwondo in 2007 following her brother.[1] She entered into the 2013 SEA Games, her first international multi-sport event at the age of 18 and went onto secure bronze medals in women's team and mixed pair events.[7][8] She represented Indonesia at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games claiming a bronze medal in the women's individual event and was part of the Indonesian women's squad which secured silver in the team event.[9]

Rosmaniar won a gold medal in the women's poomsae individual event, which became the first medal to be earned by the host nation, Indonesia, at the 2018 Asian Games.[10][11]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019 Best Female Athlete Nominated [12]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Female Athlete Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Defia Rosmaniar Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ "Asian Taekwondo Poomsae". SEA Sports News. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Taekwondo at 17th ASEAN University Games". SEA Sports News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ashgabat 2017 | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Taekwondo) Athlete Profile : ROSMANIAR Defia". ashgabat2017.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  5. ^ INDOSPORT.com (2018-08-19). "Sumbang Medali Emas, Ini Ungkapan Mengharukan Defia Rosmania". INDOSPORT.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  6. ^ "Jokowi Membuat Semangat Defia Rosmaniar Berlipat – Poskota News". Poskota News (in Indonesian). 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  7. ^ "2013 Southeast Asian Games – women's team event (poomsae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  8. ^ "2013 Southeast Asian Games – mixed pair (poomsae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  9. ^ "Ashgabat 2017 | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Taekwondo) Event Overview Women's Individual Poomsae". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  10. ^ "Asian Games: Taekwondoin Defia Rosmania Raih Emas Pertama Indonesia". Lampungpro.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-08-19.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Taekwondo – Women Individual Poomsae Final | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  12. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (2019-02-05). "Nomine Penerima Penghargaan Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019 Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  13. ^ "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.