Anastasija Zolotic

Anastasija Zolotic
Anastasija Zolotic at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (2002-11-23) November 23, 2002 (age 22)
Largo, Florida, United States[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTaekwondo
Weight classLightweight
Featherweight
ClubUSA TKD
TeamUSA
Coached byGareth Brown
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold (2020)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rome 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Moscow (F) 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester 57 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 57 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cancún 62 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 49 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hammamet 52 kg
Updated on 11 December 2022

Anastasija Zolotic (born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist.[2][3] She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the girls 49 kg weight class.[4] She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On Sunday 25 July 2021, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,[6] defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17.[7][8] She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Taekwondo 1st

Personal Life

Zolotic was born in the United States to parents who immigrated from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her father practiced taekwondo in his youth and inspired her to take up the sport. She and her sister participated in after-school taekwondo programs from a young age, with Zolotic’s interest intensifying as she began to watch and then join competitive training sessions. She would eventually move to Colorado to train full-time at the Olympic Training Center, which significantly shaped her approach to the sport, emphasizing discipline, proper nutrition, and recovery.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida teen Anastasija Zolotic wins first-ever U.S. Gold in women's taekwondo".
  2. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Anastasija Zolotic". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Anastasija Zolotic Battles To Taekwondo Silver With Injured Hand". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Palmer, Dan (July 25, 2021). "Rashitov and Zolotic win Olympic taekwondo titles as refugee team's Alizadeh agonisingly misses bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Quigley, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic gold medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Young, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "Anastasija Zolotic, 18, becomes first American woman to win gold taekwondo medal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Golden Girl: Anastasija Zolotic". Untold Athletes. Retrieved August 20, 2024.


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