Anastasija Zolotic (born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist.[2][3] She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the girls 49 kg weight class.[4] She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On Sunday 25 July 2021, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,[6] defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17.[7][8] She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
.jpg) Anastasija Zolotic at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 23, 2002 Largo, Florida, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | USA TKD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gareth Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals |  (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 11 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan
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Taekwondo | 1st |
Personal Life
editZolotic was born in the United States to parents who immigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her father practiced taekwondo in his youth and inspired her to take up the sport. She and her sister participated in after-school taekwondo programs from a young age, with Zolotic’s interest intensifying as she began to watch and then join competitive training sessions. She would eventually move to Colorado to train full-time at the Olympic Training Center, which significantly shaped her approach to the sport, emphasizing discipline, proper nutrition, and recovery.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Florida teen Anastasija Zolotic wins first-ever U.S. Gold in women's taekwondo".
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Anastasija Zolotic". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Anastasija Zolotic Battles To Taekwondo Silver With Injured Hand". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (July 25, 2021). "Rashitov and Zolotic win Olympic taekwondo titles as refugee team's Alizadeh agonisingly misses bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Quigley, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic gold medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Young, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "Anastasija Zolotic, 18, becomes first American woman to win gold taekwondo medal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Golden Girl: Anastasija Zolotic". Untold Athletes. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Anastasija Zolotic profile at World Taekwondo
- Anastasija Zolotic at TaekwondoData.com
- Anastasija Zolotic at Olympedia (archive)
- Anastasija Zolotic at Olympics.com
- Anastasija Zolotic at Team USA (archive August 10, 2022)
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