Bettina Plank

Bettina Plank (born 24 February 1992)[1] is an Austrian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She is a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Games.

Bettina Plank
Bettina Plank in 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992
Sport
CountryAustria
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 50 kg
  • 55 kg (Olympic Games)
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Austria
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 55 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 50 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tampere Kumite 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Zürich Kumite 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 IstanbulTeam kumite
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Kumite 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Kumite 50 kg

She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2015 European Karate Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Career

Plank won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2011 European Karate Championships held in Zürich, Switzerland.[4] In 2014, she won the silver medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

In 2015, Plank won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event. In that same year, she won the silver medal in that event at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6] In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.[6] Plank won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[7] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[7]

In 2017, Plank competed in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland without winning a medal.[8] She won one match and lost two matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[8] In 2018, Plank won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9]

At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.[10][11]

In June 2021, Plank competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12] She did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[13] At the Olympics, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event.[2][3] In November 2021, Plank competed in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14] In her second match, she lost against Shara Hubrich of Germany and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Kateryna Kryva of Ukraine.[14]

Plank competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[15] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.[15] In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the European Games held in Poland.[16][17] She defeated Erminia Perfetto of Italy in her gold medal match.[17][18]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2011 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd Kumite 50 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Kumite 50 kg
3rd Team kumite
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Kumite 50 kg
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Kumite 50 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 50 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 2nd Kumite 50 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 50 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2023 European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 1st Kumite 50 kg

References
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  2. Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "2011 European Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (22 March 2015). "Trio of gold medals earns Spain top spot at European Karate Federation Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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  9. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  10. Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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  12. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  17. "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  18. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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