Kyriaki Kydonaki
Quick Facts
Biography
Kyriaki Kydonaki (born 7 February 2001) is a Greek karateka. She is a gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games and a bronze medalist at the European Karate Championships and the European Games.
Career
Kydonaki competed in the girls' +59 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was eliminated in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals.
In 2022, Kydonaki won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She defeated Lucija Lesjak of Croatia in her bronze medal match. A month later, she won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, she defeated Milena Jovanović of Montenegro.
Kydonaki competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. In the same year, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She won her first match and she was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Clio Ferracuti of Italy.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | Kumite +68 kg | |
2023 | European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |