Arnela Odžakovic
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Arnela Odžaković is a karate
fighter and BiH
sportswoman of the year 2007.
She finished fifth in the female +60 kg kumite division at the 2006 WKF world championships. As of May 2010, karaterec.com ranks her number 10 among kumite females in the +60 kg division (129th overall).
She started her karate career at the age of 8. Due to circumstances of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-95 she had to leave her hometown and to stay in Goražde
during the war. In 1996 she moved to Sarajevo
and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tiric Campara. Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido karate club in Sarajevo
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kumite karate category +60kg
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
fighter and BiH
BIH
BIH is a three letter initialism that can stand for:*Benign intracranial hypertension*Bihari language, ISO 639 alpha-3 language code*Bilateral inguinal hernia Bosnia and Herzegovina, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code...
sportswoman of the year 2007.
She finished fifth in the female +60 kg kumite division at the 2006 WKF world championships. As of May 2010, karaterec.com ranks her number 10 among kumite females in the +60 kg division (129th overall).
She started her karate career at the age of 8. Due to circumstances of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-95 she had to leave her hometown and to stay in Goražde
Goražde
Goražde , is a city and municipality in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river. It is located between Foča, Sokolac and Višegrad, and is administratively part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the center of the Bosnian Podrinje Canton.-Location:Goražde is situated on the...
during the war. In 1996 she moved to Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tiric Campara. Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido karate club in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
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"During twelve years of her career, she collected more than 150 medals at national and international competitions."Arnela is currently a sports student at the University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
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Facts
height 1.71 m (5'7")kumite karate category +60kg
Achievements
- Two time junior European Champion (single and team)
- Multiple Balkan Champion
- Multiple National Champion
- Gold Medal Winner Mediterranean Games 2005
- Vice European Champion 2007 (single and team)
- Vice European Champion 2008 (single), third place (team)
- Bronze Medal at the 2009 Mediterranean GamesKarate at the 2009 Mediterranean GamesThe karate tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held in the FEPO Sports Hall from June 30 to July 1, 2009 in Pescara, Italy.-Men's competition:-Women's competition:- Medal table :-See also:...
in Italy