Karla Prodan (born 29 August 1998)[1] is a Croatian judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3] She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
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| Born | 29 August 1998 Split, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2021, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
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Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 84691 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn 2019, Prodan competed in the women's 78 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her first match by Ma Zhenzhao of China. Prodan won gold medal in her event at the 2015 World Cadet Judo Championship in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina as well as silver medal at the 2018 World Junior Judo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. She also holds two bronze medals in European Championship in cadets and juniors.She also won silver medal at the 2020 European U23 Championships in Porec, Croatia.
In January 2021, Prodan was named female athlete of the year by the Croatian Olympic Committee.[5][6] In the same month, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[7] In February, Prodan won the bronze medal at 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel. In March, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8] In June, Prodan was eliminated in her second match in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2020 | European Championships | 3rd | −78 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Karla Prodan". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Browne, Ken (22 November 2020). "French women fantastique, Russia on a roll on final day at European Judo Championships in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Results – 21 November". 2020 European Judo Championships. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Crowley, Jo (29 December 2020). "Croatian Judo Women Celebrated at Home". IJF. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (1 January 2021). "European judo bronze medallist Prodan recognised by Croatian Olympic Committee". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (7 March 2021). "Kageura and Sone among winners as Japanese judoka dominate last day of Tashkent Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links
edit- Karla Prodan at the International Judo Federation
- Karla Prodan at JudoInside.com
- Karla Prodan at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Karla Prodan at Olympics.com
- Karla Prodan at Olympedia
- Karla Prodan at The-Sports.org
- Karla Prodan on Instagram
