Kyriaki Kydonaki

Kyriaki Kydonaki (born 7 February 2001)[1] is a Greek karateka. She is a gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games and a bronze medalist at the European Karate Championships.

Kyriaki Kydonaki
Personal information
Born (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001
Sport
CountryGreece
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Greece
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite +68 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Kumite +68 kg

She 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, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[2] She defeated Lucija Lesjak of Croatia in her bronze medal match.[2] A month later, she won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[3][4] In the final, she defeated Milena Jovanović of Montenegro.[3][5]

She competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rd Kumite +68 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Kumite +68 kg

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. Houston, Michael (27 June 2022). "Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. "Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.


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