Ivan Šapina

Ivan Šapina (born 17 November 1999) is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's middleweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Ivan Šapina
Personal information
Born (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportTaekwondo
Weight class87 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Manchester 87 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paris +80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia +80 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Sofia 87 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran +80 kg

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 87 kg event at the European Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]

He represented Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He competed in the men's +80 kg event where he was eliminated in his second match by Sun Hongyi of China.[3]

He won the gold medal in the men's +80 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[4]

References
  1. Houston, Michael (11 April 2021). "Walkden and McGowan triumph on golden last day of European Taekwondo Championships for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. Rogulj, Daniel (12 May 2021). "Wrestler Ivan Huklek and Taekwondo Fighter Ivan Šapina Join Croatia Olympic Team!". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.


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