Luana Márton

Luana Márton
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 18)[1]
Tenerife
Sport
CountryHungary
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 57 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 57kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade 57 kg
European U21 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bucharest 62kg

Luana Márton (born 16 February 2006) is a Hungarian taekwondo practitioner. She was a gold medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Early life

The daughter of Zsolt and Barbara Márton, her father formerly did kickboxing in Budapest and her mother played handball. Her parents moved to the Canary Islands in the early 2000s. She was born in Tenerife, and moved to Madrid in 2018.[2]

Career

She trains at the Hankuk club in Madrid and is coached by Finnish former Olympic Taekwondo practitioner Suvi Mikkonen.[2][3]

She won the open qualification tournament for the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series in Wuxi in March 2023 in the -57 kg category.[4] In June of that year, she won a silver medal at the 2023 European Games in Kraków where she was beaten in the final by Jade Jones of Great Britain.[5][6]

She won the gold medal in the Women's featherweight on her debut at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships, in Baku, aged 17 years-old.[7] In doing so, she became the first female Hungarian ever to win a world title in Taekwondo.[3]

She was runner-up at the 2023 European U21 Taekwondo Championships 62 kg title in Bucharest in November 2023, being defeated by her sister Viviana in the final.[8]

Personal life

She has a twin sister, Viviana Márton, who also competes international in Taekwondo, in the women’s -62 kg division.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Luana Marton". Taekwondo data. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Aghassi, Attila (19 June 2023). "A Hungarian high school student from Madrid, Márton Luána, who conquered the world". Telex.hu. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Luana Marton leading Hungary's bright future". Taekwondo World. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (1 April 2023). "Iran impress in qualifier for World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "An Amazing Second Day at the 2023 European Games: Spotlight on Taekwondo". Europe Taekwondo. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Jones & GB archers win European gold in Poland". BBC Sport. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (29 May 2023). "Debutant Márton and Sinden triumph on first day of World Taekwondo Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (11 December 2023). "Twin sisters fight each other in the final, Spain and Türkiye won 5 gold medals in European Under 21 Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.


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