OLYMPIC KARATE CHAMPION IVET GORANOVA TOKYO 2021 -55KG

Ivet Goranova (Bulgarian: Ивет Горанова, born 6 March 2000) is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Career In 2018, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. In that same year, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the final, she defeated Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine. Goranova qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event. In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Goranova competed in the women's kumite 55 kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. 2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 55 kg 2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 55 kg European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 55 kg 2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Kumite 55 kg World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 55 kg 2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 2nd Kumite 55 kg