Doris Pole

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Doris Pole
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NationalityCroatian
Born (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record

Doris Pole (born 4 June 1998) is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner.

She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, after being defeated by Zheng Shuyin in the semifinal. [1]

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References

  1. "Pole, Doris". taekwondodata.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.