Hedvig Karakas
Appearance
Hedvig Karakas (born 21 February 1990) is a Hungarian
judoka.[1] She is a World Championship bronze medalist, and multi-time European medalist (silver in 2015, and bronze in 2009 and 2010).[2] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3][4] She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
In 2009, she won bronze at the World Championships, and the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she beat
Rushana Nurjavova and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard before losing to Rafaela Silva. As Silva reached the final, Karakas was entered into the repechage, where she lost to Lien Chen-ling.[4]
References
- ^ "Hedvig Karakas". judoinside. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Telma Monteiro grabs her fifth European title defeating Hedvig Karakas". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "London 2012: Hedvig Karakas". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Sports Reference: Hedvig Karakas". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
- Hedvig Karakas at the International Judo Federation
- Hedvig Karakas at JudoInside.com
- Hedvig Karakas at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Hedvig Karakas at Olympics.com
- Hedvig Karakas at Olympedia
- Hedvig Karakas at The-Sports.org
- Hedvig Karakas on Instagram