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Edi Hrnic

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Edi Hrnic
Personal information
Born (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 20)[1]
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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3][4] He earned Denmark's first Olympic quota in taekwondo in 20 years.[5] At the Olympics he competed in the men's 80 kg event and won a bronze medal.[6]

Personal life

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Hrnic is of Bosnian descent.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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