Edi Hrnic (born 26 December 2003) is a Danish taekwondo practitioner. He represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he won a Bronze medal.
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| Born | 26 December 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Brøndby, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | −80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn May 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, and won a silver medal in the 80 kg event.[1] In June 2023, he competed at the 2023 European Games in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and won a gold medal in the men's 80 kg event.[2]
In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won his semifinal match and qualified to represent Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4] He earned Denmark's first Olympic quota in taekwondo in 20 years.[5] At the Olympics he competed in the men's 80 kg event and won a bronze medal.[6]
Personal life
editHrnic is of Bosnian descent.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Edi Hrnic". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "A Stunning Sunday of Taekwondo at the European Games 2023". europetaekwondo.org. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Taekwondo 101: Olympic qualifying". nbcolympics.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (11 March 2024). "Refugee Athlete Kimia Alizadeh secures Olympic taekwondo quota at the European Qualification Tournament for Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Moutiq, Rachid (10 April 2024). "Denmark's taekwondo Olympian on how "immigrant mentality" helps him win". The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Fast, Annie (9 August 2024). "Paris 2024 taekwondo: All results, as Italy's Simone Alessio, Denmark's Edi Hrnic win bronze in men's -80kg". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Edi Hrnic profile at World Taekwondo
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