Alisa Buchinger

Alisa Theresa Buchinger (born 26 October 1992)^[1] is an Austrian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria.^[2][3] She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships, both in 2015 and in 2017.

Alisa Buchinger

Alisa Buchinger in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Alisa Theresa Buchinger
Born	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Karate
Weight class	68 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Austria World Championships 2016 Linz Kumite 68 kg 2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg World Games 2017 Wrocław Kumite 68 kg 2022 Birmingham Kumite 68 kg European Championships 2015 Istanbul Kumite 68 kg 2017 İzmit Kumite 68 kg 2013 Budapest Kumite 68 kg 2016 Montpellier Kumite 68 kg 2011 Zürich Kumite 61 kg European Games 2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg

Career

Buchinger won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2011 European Karate Championships held in Zürich, Switzerland.^[4] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.^[5][6] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.^[6]

In 2015, Buchinger won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[7] In the final, she lost against Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.^[8][9] At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Buchinger won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.^[10][11] In the final, she lost against Lamya Matoub of Algeria.^[10][11]

In June 2021, Buchinger competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[12] She was eliminated in her first match.^[12] In November 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[13]

Buchinger competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.^[14] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.^[14] Buchinger won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.^[15][16]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2011	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd	Kumite 61 kg
2013	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Kumite 68 kg
2014	World Championships	Bremen, Germany	3rd	Kumite 68 kg
2015	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Kumite 68 kg
	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	Kumite 68 kg
2016	European Championships	Montpellier, France	2nd	Kumite 68 kg
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	1st	Kumite 68 kg
2017	European Championships	İzmit, Turkey	1st	Kumite 68 kg
	World Games	Wrocław, Poland	2nd	Kumite 68 kg
2022	World Games	Birmingham, United States	2nd	Kumite 68 kg

References

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6. (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
7. Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
8. Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
9. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
10. Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
11. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
12. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
13. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
14. . ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
15. "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
16. (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

External links

 

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