Hedvig Karakas

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Hedvig Karakas
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34)
Szolnok, Hungary
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Hungary
Sport Judo
Weight class –57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 5th (2012)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2009)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rotterdam 57 kg
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Prague 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tbilisi 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Vienna 57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Suwon 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guadalajara 57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Moscow 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Düsseldorf 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Paris 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Tokyo 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Baku 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tel Aviv 57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Astana 57 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Tashkent 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Miami 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Zagreb 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Havana 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tunis 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Baku 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Samsun 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Havana 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Düsseldorf 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Zagreb 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Zagreb 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Marrakesh 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tel Aviv 57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Paris 57 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Yerevan 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Prague 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Warsaw 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Zagreb 52 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Salzburg 52 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Miskolc 52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 250
JudoInside.com 35943
Updated on 21 May 2023.

Hedvig Karakas (born 21 February 1990) is a Hungarian judoka. [1] She is a World Championship bronze medalist, and multi-time European medalist (silver in 2015, and bronze in 2009 and 2010). [2] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [5]

In 2009, she won bronze at the World Championships, and the gold medal at the World Junior Championships. [2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she beat Concepción Bellorín by uchi-mata, then beat future Olympic gold medalist Rafaela Silva, before losing to Corina Căprioriu. Because Căprioriu reached the final, Karakas was entered into the repechage. There she beat Irina Zabludina but lost her bronze medal match to Automne Pavia. [4] At the 2016 Olympics, Karakas beat Rushana Nurjavova and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard before losing to Rafaela Silva. As Silva reached the final, Karakas was entered into the repechage, where she lost to Lien Chen-ling. [4]

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References

  1. "Hedvig Karakas". judoinside. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Telma Monteiro grabs her fifth European title defeating Hedvig Karakas". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. "London 2012: Hedvig Karakas". London 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sports Reference: Hedvig Karakas". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent