Edi Hrnic

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Edi Hrnic
Personal information
Born (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20) [1]
Home town Brøndby, Denmark
Sport
CountryDenmark
Sport Taekwondo
Event −80 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 80 kg
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 80 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Manchester 80 kg

Edi Hrnic (born 26 December 2003) is a Danish taekwondo practitioner of Bosnian descent. He represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal.

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Career

In May 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, and won a silver medal in the 80 kg event. [1] In June 2023, he competed at the 2023 European Games in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and won a gold medal in the men's 80 kg event. [2]

In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won his semifinal match and qualified to represent Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] He earned Denmark's first Olympic quota in taekwondo in 20 years. [5] At the Olympics he competed in the men's 80 kg event and won a bronze medal. [6]

Personal life

Hrnic is of Bosnian descent. [5]

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References

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