Elena Quirici

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Elena Quirici
K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Female Kumite Elena Quirici.png
Elena Quirici in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Karate
Weight class68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Paris Kumite 61 kg
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Montpellier Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Novi SadTeam kumite
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Istanbul Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg

Elena Quirici (born 16 February 1994) [1] is a Swiss karateka. She is a two-time medalist at the World Karate Championships and a six-time medalist, including four golds, at the European Karate Championships.

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Quirici represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2] She competed in the women's +61 kg event. [2] Quirici is also a two-time medalist at the European Games.

Career

At the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, Quirici 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 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In that same year, Quirici 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, Quirici competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. [3] She lost two matches and drew one match in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [3]

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event and also the gold medal in the women's team kumite event. [4]

Quirici won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. [5] [6] 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.

In March 2020, Quirici was scheduled to represent Switzerland in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [7] [8] This changed in March 2021 after the World Karate Federation revised the system for Olympic qualification. [9] In June 2021, she was able to regain her qualification status at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France. [10] [11] Quirici finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's +61 kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals. [2] She was the flag bearer for Switzerland during the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12] In November 2021, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she was eliminated in her third match by Alisa Buchinger of Austria. [13]

Quirici competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. [14] She was eliminated in her second match by eventual bronze medalist Vasiliki Panetsidou of Greece. [14] Quirici also competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. [15]

Quirici won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She defeated Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan in her gold medal match. A few months later, Quirici lost against Irina Zaretska in the final of the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. [16] [17] She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [18] [19]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012 World Championships Paris, France3rdKumite 61 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey2ndKumite 68 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France1stKumite 68 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia1stKumite 68 kg
1stTeam kumite
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain2ndKumite 68 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus3rd Kumite 68 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain1st Kumite 68 kg
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland2nd Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary2nd Kumite 68 kg

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