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Danish taekwondo practitioner (born 2003)

Edi Hrnic
Personal information
Born (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20)
Home townBrøndby, Denmark
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportTaekwondo
Event −80 kg
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 80 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 80 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manchester 80 kg

Edi Hrnic (born 26 December 2003) is a Danish taekwondo practitioner of Bosnian descent. He represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal.

Career

In May 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, and won a silver medal in the 80 kg event. In June 2023, he competed at the 2023 European Games in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and won a gold medal in the men's 80 kg event.

In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won his semifinal match and qualified to represent Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He earned Denmark's first Olympic quota in taekwondo in 20 years. At the Olympics he competed in the men's 80 kg event and won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Hrnic is of Bosnian descent.

References

  1. ^ "Edi Hrnic". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. "A Stunning Sunday of Taekwondo at the European Games 2023". europetaekwondo.org. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. "Taekwondo 101: Olympic qualifying". nbcolympics.com. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. Watta, Evelyn (11 March 2024). "Refugee Athlete Kimia Alizadeh secures Olympic taekwondo quota at the European Qualification Tournament for Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ Moutiq, Rachid (10 April 2024). "Denmark's taekwondo Olympian on how "immigrant mentality" helps him win". The Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. Fast, Annie (9 August 2024). "Paris 2024 taekwondo: All results, as Italy's Simone Alessio, Denmark's Edi Hrnic win bronze in men's -80kg". olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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