Lucija Lesjak

Lucija Lesjak (born 30 November 1999)^[1] is a Croatian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[2]

Lucija Lesjak

Personal information
Born	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Karate
Weight class	+68 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Croatia World Championships 2021 Dubai Kumite +68 kg 2023 Budapest Team kumite European Championships 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite 2021 Poreč Team kumite

Career

Lesjak won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.^[3][4] In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5]

Lesjak won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.^[6][7] She also competed in the women's +68 kg event where she lost her bronze medal match against Kyriaki Kydonaki of Greece.^[7] She competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria where she was eliminated in her first match.^[8]

Lesjak won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also competed in the women's +68 kg event. In the same year, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland and at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2023 World Karate Championships.^[9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	3rd	Team kumite
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Kumite +68 kg
2022	European Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey	1st	Team kumite
2023	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	2nd	Team kumite
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Team kumite

References

1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
2. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
3. "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
4. Houston, Michael (23 May 2021). "Turkey win men's team kata and finish European Karate Championships with most medals". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
5. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Hosts Turkey top European Karate Championships table with team kata gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
7. "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
8. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
9. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.