Ingrida Suchánková

Ingrida Suchánková
Personal information
Born (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportKarate
Weight class61 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Slovakia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Kumite 61 kg
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 61 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zadar Kumite 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Kumite 61 kg

Ingrida Suchánková (born 8 February 1993)[1] is a Slovak karateka. At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[2] She is also a two-time gold medalist and three-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.

Career

In 2015, Suchánková represented Slovakia at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the women's kumite 61 kg event without winning a medal. In the elimination round, she lost one match and two other matches ended in a draw and as a result, she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[3][4] In her bronze medal match she defeated Justyna Gradowska of Poland.

In June 2021, Suchánková competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In November 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]

Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] She won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[8]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
World Games Wrocław, Poland 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 1st Kumite 61 kg
2nd Team kumite
World Games Birmingham, United States 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1st Kumite 61 kg

References

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.