Titta Keinänen

Titta Keinänen (born 28 October 1993)^[1] is a Finnish karateka. She is a bronze medalist in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games and the 2019 European Karate Championships.

Titta Keinänen

Personal information
Born	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Karate
Weight class	+68 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Finland European Championships 2019 Guadalajara Kumite +68 kg European Games 2019 Minsk Kumite +68 kg

Career

In 2016, Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in her event at the World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.^[2][3]

Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.^[4] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.^[5][6]

In June 2021, Keinänen competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[7] In November 2021, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[8] She was eliminated in her fourth match by eventual bronze medalist Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan.^[8]

Keinänen lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.^[9][10] In 2023, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.^[11]

Keinänen competes at competitions of the Karate1 Premier League.^[12][13]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2019	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	3rd	Kumite +68 kg
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	3rd	Kumite +68 kg

References

1. "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
2. Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
3. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
5. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
6. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
7. "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.
8. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
9. "Karateka Keinänen sijoittui neljänneksi World Games -kisoissa". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
10. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
11. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
12. Butler, Nick (6 September 2015). "Zaretska continues superb year with Azerbaijani victory on final day of Karate1 Premier League in Istanbul". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
13. Rowbottom, Mike (7 April 2018). "China's Xiaoyan Yin one step from third WKF Karate 1-Premier League gold of season in Rabat". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.