Miljana Reljiḱ
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| Nationality | Macedonian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2003[1] Skopje, North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]She won a bronze medal at the 2023 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in the 62kg category in Bucharest in November 2023.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris she defeated two-time Olympic champion Jade Jones of Great Britain.[5][6] She also had the honour of being a flag bearer for the country at the 2024 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.