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| Nationality | Macedonian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) Skopje, North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||
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Miljana Reljiḱ (Macedonian: Милјана Релиќ; born 23 May 2003) is a Macedonian taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career
She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in the 62kg category in Bucharest in November 2023. She lost in the bronze medal match to Aaliyah Powell of Great Britain at the 2023 European Games in Poland, in the Women's 62kg.
She competed at the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in the Women's −67 kg division.
Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris she defeated two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones of Great Britain. She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.
References
- "Miljana Reljikj". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (11 December 2023). "Twin sisters fight each other in the final, Spain and Türkiye won 5 gold medals in European Under 21 Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- "William Deary's fencing medal among three bronze medals for GB". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (11 March 2024). "Paris 2024 European qualifiers: Taekwondo world champion Golubic wins quota". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- Lofthouse, Amy (8 August 2024). "Double champion Jones in another early Olympics loss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- "JADE JONES SUFFERS SHOCK FIRST-ROUND TAEKWONDO LOSS AT OLYMPICS, TEAM GB'S BRADLY SINDEN REACHES QUARTERS". Eurosport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.