Palina Glebova
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Palina Glebova at ZDF in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1996 |
| Alma mater | University of South Wales |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and performer |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | Recognized Poomsae |
| Club | Tangun Hamburg e.V. |
| Coached by | Joe Alexander |
Palina Glebova (born 19 September 1996 in Moscow) is a German taekwondo athlete and seven-time Guinness World Record holder.[1]
Palina Glebova holds seven records recognized by the Guinness World Record institue:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
- Most darts thrown with the foot in one minute, achieving nine darts and a score of 110 (15 November 2023, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most balloons burst by high-heel kicks above the head in one minute, achieving 22 balloons (19 November 2024, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most descending balloons burst by darts thrown with the foot in one minute, achieving ten balloons (19 November 2024, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most plastic bottles teed up and side kicked in one minute, achieving twelve bottles (18 November 2025, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most pine boards broken by jump kicks in one minute (female), achieving 16 boards (18 November 2025, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most darts thrown with the feet and caught by hand in one minute (team of two), achieving 13 catches with Joe Alexander (18 November 2025, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most balloons burst by darts thrown with the foot in one minute, achieving twelve balloons (8 January 2026)[9]
She holds seven additional world records recognized by the German Record Institute:[10][11][12]
- Most boards broken in thirty seconds with a jump front kick, achieving 13 boards (18 November 2020, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most boards broken in thirty seconds by a mixed team of two with Joe Alexander (18 November 2020, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most boards broken in one minute with a jump front kick, achieving 23 boards during a live broadcast of the German TV show ZDF-Fernsehgarten (8 August 2021)
- Most aerated concrete blocks broken while holding a raw egg without breaking it, achieving three stacks of four blocks during a live broadcast of the German TV show ZDF-Fernsehgarten (10 July 2022)
- Most balloons burst in one minute by throwing darts with the foot from a distance of three metres, achieving 16 balloons (16 November 2022, during a Guinness World Records Day celebration)
- Most darts thrown into a dartboard with the foot in one minute, achieving seven darts during a live broadcast of the German TV show ZDF-Fernsehgarten (14 May 2023)
- Most bottles balanced on the foot and side kicked over a three-metre distance in 90 seconds, achieving twelve bottles during a live broadcast of the German TV show ZDF-Fernsehgarten (20 July 2025)[13]
Taekwondo career
Glebova began practising the Korean martial art taekwondo at the age of ten.[14] At junior level, Glebova achieved several podium places in full-contact (kyorugi) competitions at both regional and state championships. She has also been an active poomsae athlete since she was a junior.
Gelova's highest national placement since competing as a senior was a fourth place in the women's individual traditional poomsae category at a German national ranking tournament.[15] From 2015 to 2025, Glebova was both a kyorugi and a poomsae referee for Germany.[10][16]
Tournament record
| Year | Event | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Championships | Ilbo Taeryon | 1st | |
| 2023 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Individual | 3rd | |
| 2019 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Individual | 3rd | |
| Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Board Breaking | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Individual | 2nd | |
| 2014 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Pairs | 3rd | |
| German National Ranking Tournament | Poomsae Individual | 4th | ||
| 2012 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Board Breaking | 1st | |
| Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Individual | 2nd | ||
| Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd |
Public appearances
Since 2021, Glebova is a recurring guest at ZDF-Fernsehgarten, where she performs taekwondo kicks and world records.[12][17] In 2021, Glebova appeared in the music video of the pop song "Siamo fatti cosi" by Anthony Bauer jr. and Rocco Costa.[18]
As part of the Adivina qué hago show in 2024, she performed a darts stunts act where, with her foot, she shot several ballons next to one of the show's hosts with one dart each.[19] In October 2024, Glebova was featured in season four episode two of the German TV Show Germany's biggest secrets ("Deutschlands größte Geheimnisse") on Kabel Eins.[20]