Svetlana Osipova (Uzbek: Светлана Осипова, pronounced [svetˈlɑnɑ oˈsipovɑ], Russian: [svʲɪtˈlanə ɐˈsʲipəvə]; born 3 May 2000)[1][2] is an Uzbek taekwondo athlete and a member of the Uzbekistan national team. In 2017, she won a silver medal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. In 2018 and 2023, she earned bronze medals at the Summer Asian Games. In 2019, she secured a gold medal at the World Military Games. In 2022, she won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Championship, and in 2023, she claimed a silver medal.[3]

Svetlana Osipova
Osipova in 2017
Personal information
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportTaekwondo
Weight class+73
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris +67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Guadalajara +73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku +73 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Da Nang +73 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou +67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya +73 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan +73 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ashgabat 73 kg
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu 73 kg

Career

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In 2017, she took part in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. She won a silver medal in the weight category up to 73 kg, losing in the final to a South Korean athlete named Myeong Mina.[4][5][6]

In 2018, Svetlana Osipova won a bronze medal at the "French Open" international tournament, losing in the semi-finals to the French athlete Solène Avoulette. In the same year, she secured a bronze medal in the weight category over 67 kg at the 2018 Asian Games, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, losing to a South Korean athlete named Kim Bich-Na.[7][8]

In 2019, she won a gold medal at the World Military Games in the weight category over 78 kg, which were held in Wuhan, China.[9][10]

In 2021, at the Taekwondo License Tournament for Asian continent athletes held in Amman, Jordan, she earned a spot to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she competed in the weight category over 67 kg. In the round of 16, she faced a taekwondo athlete from Kazakhstan, Zhansel Deniz, and lost with a score of 9:10, she finished in 11th place.[3][12]

In 2022 Osipova won the gold medal in the women's +73 kg event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held at the Centro Acuático CODE Metropolitano, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[13][14]

In 2023, at the World Taekwondo Championship held in Baku, in the category over 73 kg, Svetlana won a silver medal. In the final match, she was defeated by a Turkish athlete named Nafia Kuş.[15][16][17][18] In the same year, at the Summer Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in taekwondo competitions in the weight category over 67 kg, she earned a bronze medal.

Achievements

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Year Event Location Place
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 2nd
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st
World Championships Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2023 World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd
2024 Asian Championships Da Nang, Vietnam 3rd
Summer Olympics Paris, France 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "«Они будут защищать честь страны в Токио»: таэквондистка из Чирчика — Светлана Осипова". olympic.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Congratulations to Svetlana Osipova!". olympic.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "RECORD&STATS". worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "South Korea and Iran share spoils on day two of Ashgabat 2017 taekwondo action". insidethegames.biz. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Result-Book" (PDF). ocagames.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Result Book" (PDF). Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Official ResultBook-Taekwondo" (PDF). ocagames.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Светлана Осипова: «Хочу поблагодарить руководство сборной Узбекистана и Ассоциации". taekwondo.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Сборная Узбекистана по таэквондо впервые поедет на Олимпийские игры полным составом". uznews.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ "TOKYO 2020 TAEKWONDO WOMEN +67KG RESULTS". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ "World Taekwondo Championships 2022 Results". insidethegames. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Svetlana Osipova – taekvondo bo'yicha jahon chempioni". kun.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Светлана Осипова — вице-чемпионка мира по таэквондо". gazeta.uz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku: All final results and medals-Women's -73kg". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  17. ^ "World Taekwondo Championships 2023 Results". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Svetlana Osipova become vice-champion of the world". uzdaily.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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