Elena Quirici

Elena Quirici (born 16 February 1994)[1] is a Swiss karateka. She is scheduled to represent Switzerland in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Elena Quirici
Elena Quirici in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
2012 ParisKumite 61 kg
European Games
2019 MinskKumite 68 kg
European Championships
2016 MontpellierKumite 68 kg
2018 Novi SadKumite 68 kg
2018 Novi SadTeam kumite
2015 IstanbulKumite 68 kg
2019 GuadalajaraKumite 68 kg

Career

At the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event. In 2015, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In that same year, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The following year, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2016 European Karate Championships held in Montpellier, France.

In 2017, she competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4] She lost two matches and drew one match in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals.[4]

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the gold medal in the team kumite event and also the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5]

In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7] Four years earlier, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012 World Championships Paris, France 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Kumite 68 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Kumite 68 kg
1st Team kumite
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 2nd Kumite 68 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Kumite 68 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. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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