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| Birth name | Jana Bitsch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jana Messerschmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jana Messerschmidt (née Bitsch) is a German karateka. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid. Her brother Noah Bitsch, is one of the best athletes in men's kumite 75 kg. She also has a younger sister. Mia Bitsch is No.1 in the world ranking 14-15years -53 kg.
She competed in the women's kumite 55 kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2012 | European Championship | Adeje, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2012 | European Championship | Adeje, Spain | 3rd | Kumite team |
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2019 | European Championship | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite team |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite |
References
- Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
- Jana Bitsch at KarateRec.com
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- German female karateka
- European Games medalists in karate
- European Games bronze medalists for Germany
- Karateka at the 2019 European Games
- 1990 births
- Competitors at the 2022 World Games
- 21st-century German people
- 21st-century German sportswomen
- German martial arts biography stubs
- European karate biography stubs