Kyriaki Kydonaki
Greek karateka (born 2001)
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Kyriaki Kydonaki (born 7 February 2001)[1] is a Greek karateka. She is a gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games and the European Karate Championships. She is also a bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships and the European Games.
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| Born | 7 February 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +68 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Kydonaki 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, Kydonaki 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]
Kydonaki competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[6] In the same year, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[7] She won her first match and she was then eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Clio Ferracuti of Italy.[7]
Kydonaki won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[8][9] She defeated Dariia Bulay of Ukraine in her gold medal match.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 1st | Kumite +68 kg | |
| 2023 | European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 1st | Kumite +68 kg |
| World Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | Kumite +68 kg |