 Ilja Smorguner in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 June 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Individual kata | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ilja Smorguner (born 24 June 1984) [1] is a German karateka. He is a two-time medalist in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. [2] [3]
Smorguner represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's kata event. [4]
In 2017, Smorguner competed in the men's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. [5] He lost his matches in the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In 2018, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. [6] In 2019, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. [7] [8] In that year, he also competed in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar. [1]
In 2021, Smorguner competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [9] He did not qualify at this tournament but he qualified after reassignment of the last qualifying spots. [10] He finished in 4th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round. [4] In November 2021, he competed at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [11]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Individual kata |
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