Bettina Plank

Bettina Plank (born 24 February 1992)[1] is an Austrian karateka. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[2][3] In 2015, she won the silver medal in that event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey. She also won medals at the European Karate Championships on several occasions.

Bettina Plank
Personal information
Born (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992
Sport
CountryAustria
SportKarate
Weight class50 kg
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Austria
World Championships
2016 Linz Kumite 50 kg
2018 Madrid Kumite 50 kg
European Championships
2015 Istanbul Kumite 50 kg
2014 Tampere Kumite 50 kg
2018 Novi Sad Kumite 50 kg
2019 Guadalajara Kumite 50 kg
2017 Kocaeli Kumite 50 kg
2011 Zurich Kumite 50 kg
2015 IstanbulTeam kumite
European Games
2019 Minsk Kumite 50 kg
2015 Baku Kumite 50 kg

Career

In 2015, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg kumite event at the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5]

In 2017, she competed in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland without winning a medal.[6] She won one match and lost two matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[6]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2011 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Kumite 50 kg
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 50 kg

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (22 March 2015). "Trio of gold medals earns Spain top spot at European Karate Federation Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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