Josipa Kafadar

Josipa Kafadar
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 23)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Home townBurnaby, British Columbia
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportTaekwondo
Event –49 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Canada
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hammamet 49 kg
Updated on 12 May 2024

Josipa Kafadar (born February 2, 2001) is a Canadian taekwondo athlete.[1] Kafadar is a former World Junior medallist and has qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Kafadar's first major international result came in 2018, when she won the silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia.[2] Kafadar lost the gold medal match by one point to Vietnam's Thi Kim Ngan Ho.[3] Kafadar's senior career has seen her win gold medals at the 2023 British and Luxembourg Opens respectively, among other successes.[1]

In January 2024, Kafadar was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic qualification team.[4] Kafadar would go on to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5][6] Kafadar was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in April 2024.[7][8]

Personal life

Kafadar is of Croatian descent and currently a biophysics student at Simon Fraser University.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Josipa Kafadar". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "World Junior Championships 2018: 10 Great Moments From Team Canada". www.taekwondo-canada.com. Taekwondo Canada. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024. The 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships drew to a close on April 13 with 1 silver medal for Team Canada. The medal was recorded by the 17-year-old Team Captain Josipa Kafadar in the female under-49kg category.
  3. ^ Olson, Dan (4 May 2018). "Kafadar aims to turn silver into gold". Burnaby Now. Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (31 January 2024). "Taekwondo Canada announces squad for continental qualifiers". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Balzer, Kyle (10 April 2024). "Burnaby's Josipa Kafadar fights her way to 2024 Summer Olympics". Burnaby Now. Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 April 2024). "Josipa Kafadar: I dreamed of being in the Olympic team since I was a child". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ Fenton, Caela (23 April 2024). "Taekwondo is first team named to the Paris 2024 Canadian Olympic Team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Skylar Park set to lead small Canadian taekwondo team at Paris Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ Brown-John, Erin (9 April 2024). "SFU Physics student representing Canada at Pan American Olympic Qualifier". www.sfu.ca/. Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 12 May 2024.