Anastasija Zolotic

Anastasija Zolotic (Serbian: Анастасија Золотић / Anastasija Zolotić; 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, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,[6] defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17.[7][8] Her parents are immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Anastasija Zolotic
Anastasija Zolotic at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-11-23) November 23, 2002
Largo, Florida, United States[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTaekwondo
Weight classLightweight
Featherweight
ClubUSA TKD
TeamUSA
Coached byGareth Brown
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsGold (2020)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo57 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2019 Rome57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Moscow (F) 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Manchester 57 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima57 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Cancún62 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Buenos Aires49 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Hammamet52 kg
Updated on 11 December 2022.

Medal record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Taekwondo 1st

References
  1. "Florida teen Anastasija Zolotic wins first-ever U.S. Gold in women's taekwondo".
  2. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. "Anastasija Zolotic". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. "Anastasija Zolotic Battles To Taekwondo Silver With Injured Hand". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. Quigley, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic gold medal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. Young, Ryan (July 25, 2021). "Anastasija Zolotic, 18, becomes first American woman to win gold taekwondo medal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  9. Greg Beacham (July 27, 2021). "Colorado's Anastasija Zolotic hopes her Olympic gold heralds new era for U.S. taekwondo". The Denver Post. Associated Press. Retrieved July 29, 2021.


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