Miljana Reljiḱ

Miljana Reljiḱ
Personal information
NationalityMacedonian
Born (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21)[1]
Skopje, North Macedonia
Sport
CountryNorth Macedonia
SportTaekwondo
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  North Macedonia
European U21 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bucharest 62kg

Miljana Reljiḱ (Macedonian: Милјана Релиќ; born 23 May 2003) is a Macedonian taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in the 62kg category in Bucharest in November 2023.[2] She lost in the bronze medal match to Aaliyah Powell of Great Britain at the 2023 European Games in Poland, in the Women's 62kg.[3]

She competed at the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in the Women's −67 kg division.[4]

Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris she defeated two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones of Great Britain.[5][6] She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Miljana Reljikj". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "William Deary's fencing medal among three bronze medals for GB". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (11 March 2024). "Paris 2024 European qualifiers: Taekwondo world champion Golubic wins quota". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ Lofthouse, Amy (8 August 2024). "Double champion Jones in another early Olympics loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "JADE JONES SUFFERS SHOCK FIRST-ROUND TAEKWONDO LOSS AT OLYMPICS, TEAM GB'S BRADLY SINDEN REACHES QUARTERS". Eurosport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.