Daria Bilodid
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 October 2000 Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st Dan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Kiev | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gennadiy Bilodid, Svetlana Kuznetsova | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daria Bilodid (Ukrainian: Дар'я Геннадіївна Білодід; born 10 October 2000) is a Ukrainian judoka.[1][2] She is the 2018 World and the 2017 European gold medalist in the 48 kg division.
Career
Her father is fellow (successful) judoka Gennadiy Bilodid.[3]
Bilodid won her first ever world title and in the process, she broke the record for becoming the youngest ever judo world champion at the age of 17.[4] She defeated former opponents: the former Olympic and world bronze medalist, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg by ippon; former Olympic champion and world champion, Paula Pareto of Argentina in the semi-finals by waza-ari; in the finals, she faced Paris Grand Slam final opponent, Funa Tonaki whom she defeated by her signature ouchi gari for ippon at 1:59 of the contest, winning gold at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5]
Palmares
- 2018
References
- ↑ "Daria Bilodid". judoinside. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ IJF profile
- ↑ GREAT EXPECTATIONS MET BY BILODID’S SERENE COMPOSURE, European Judo Union (08/10/2015)
- ↑ "Bilodid makes judo history as world's youngest champion". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Daria Bilodid youngest ever Judo World Champion in history". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
- Daria Bilodid at JudoInside.com
