Anastasija Zolotic
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 23, 2002 Largo, Florida[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Lightweight Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | USA TKD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gareth Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals |  (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on July 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anastasija Zolotic (born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist.[2][3] She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the Girls 49 kg weight class.[4] She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On Sunday 25 July 2021, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,[6] defeating Tatiana Minina of the ROC 25 to 17.[7][8]
Medal record
Olympic Games
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan
|
Taekwondo | 1st |
References
- ^ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tokyo-olympics-anastasija-zolotic-first-us-gold-womens-taekwondo/
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Anastasija Zolotic". Team USA. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Anastasija Zolotic Battles To Taekwondo Silver With Injured Hand". Team USA. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (July 25, 2021). "Rashitov and Zolotic win Olympic taekwondo titles as refugee team's Alizadeh agonisingly misses bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Quigley, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic gold medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Young, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "Anastasija Zolotic, 18, becomes first American woman to win gold taekwondo medal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
.
|
 | This biographical article related to taekwondo in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- American people of Serbian descent
- American female taekwondo practitioners
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Sportspeople from Florida
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- People from Largo, Florida
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in taekwondo
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners of the United States
- Olympic medalists in taekwondo
- American martial arts biography stubs
- North American taekwondo biography stubs