Arnela Odžaković
Arnela Odžaković (born September 5, 1983 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia) is a karateka and Bosnian sportswoman of the year 2007.
She finished fifth in the female +60 kg kumite division at the 2006 WKF Karate World Championships.[1] As of May 2010, karaterec.com ranks her number 10 among kumite females in the +60 kg division (129th overall).[2]
She started her karate career at the age of 8. Due to circumstances of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina she had to leave her hometown and to stay in Goražde during the war. In 1996 she moved to Sarajevo and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tirić Čampara . Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido Karate Club in Sarajevo.
"During twelve years of her career, she collected more than 150 medals at national and international competitions."
Arnela is currently a sports student at the University of Sarajevo.
Facts
height 1.71 m (5'7") kumite karate category +60kg
Achievements
- Two time junior European Champion (single and team)
- Gold Medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Spain
- Vice European Champion 2007 (single and team)
- Vice European Champion 2008 (single), third place (team)
- Bronze Medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Italy