Aleksandra Stubleva is a former Bulgarian karateka competing in the kumite +68 kg division. She won the first silver medal for Bulgaria at a European Karate Championships event.
Stubleva was a Bulgarian karateka and member of the Bulgarian National Karate Federation (BNFC). [1] Stubleva competed in the -68kg event at the 2014 European Championships in Tampere, Finland. [2] In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the European U21 Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. [3] [4]
In 2017, Stubleva reached the final of the women's 68+ kg event at the Karate 1-Premier League in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, [5] winning silver after being defeated in the final match by Japan's Ayumi Uekusa. [6]
At the 2018 Karate 1-Premier League event in Tokyo, Japan, Stubleva reached the semi-final of the women's 68+ kg event before being knocked out by French karateka Nancy Garcia. [7]
In March 2019, Stubleva came 7th place in the women's 68+ kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara, Spain. [8] At the 2020 Karate 1-Premier League in Paris, France, Stubleva reached the semi-final and was beaten for a place in the final by Iran’s Hamideh Abbasali. [9]
At the 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament, Stubleva beat Viktorija Rezajeva and Wiktoria Grejner, then was knocked out by Ivona Ćavar out at the round of 16.[ citation needed ] She won a silver medal at the 2021 European Karate Championships in Poreč, Istria, Croatia, after beating Fortesa Orana in the semi-final, [10] [11] then being defeated by Turkish karateka Meltem Hocaoğlu in the final match. [12] [13] [14] Her medal was the first silver medal won for Bulgaria at a European Karate Championships event. [15]
Stubleva retired from her competitive karateka career in 2025. [4] [16]