Hedvig Karakas

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]

The native form of this personal name is Karakas Hedvig. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Hedvig Karakas
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
Szolnok, Hungary
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryHungary
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2009)
European Champ.Gold (2020)
Olympic Games5th (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍57 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Prague ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2009 Moscow ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tashkent ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Miami ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tunis ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Havana ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yerevan ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Prague ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Warsaw ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Salzburg ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Miskolc ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF250
JudoInside.com35943
Updated on 21 May 2023.

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]

References
  1. "Hedvig Karakas". judoinside. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  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. "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.
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