Tatiana Minina

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexeyevna and the family name is Minina.

Tatiana Alexeyevna Minina (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Минина, IPA: [tɐˈtʲjanə ˈmʲinʲɪnə]; née Kudashova; born 18 April 1997) is a Russian taekwondo athlete. She won the silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the women's bantamweight category^[1][2][3] when she was beaten by Zeliha Ağrıs from Turkey.^[4]

Tatiana Minina

Personal information
Birth name	Tatiana Alexeyevna Kudashova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 26) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Spouse	Konstantin Minin
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	Bantamweight Featherweight
Club	CSKA Moscow
Coached by	Alexander Ens Anna Selyutina
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing Individual Neutral Athletes World Championships 2023 Baku 53 kg Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 57 kg Representing  Russia World Championships 2017 Muju 53 kg 2019 Manchester 53 kg Grand Prix 2017 London 57 kg 2017 Abidjan 57 kg 2018 Rome 57 kg 2019 Chiba 57 kg 2019 Sofia 57 kg European Championships 2016 Montreux 53 kg 2018 Kazan 53 kg 2021 Sofia 53 kg Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 55 kg European U21 Championships 2015 Bukarest 53 kg 2016 Grozny 53 kg European Junior Championships 2013 Porto 55 kg

She is a three-time European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2016, the 2018 and the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships, all in the –53 kg weight category.^[5][6]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[7] After the championships, World Taekwondo was to investigate the claim that competing Russian athletes, including Minina, violated the principles of neutrality because they had liked multiple pro-war posts on socia media.^[8] In August 2023, Minina also readily accepted awards from the Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast Aleksey Teksler who is sanctioned by the US and UK for backing Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[9] In 2021, Minina had thanked Sergei Shoigu for a medal of Ministry of Defence and posted pictures with him in her social media.^[10]

References

1. KNOCK OUT (2017-06-28), Zeliha Agris TUR vs. Tatiana Kudashova RUS. Taekwondo World Championship 2017. Final Women 53 kg, retrieved 2017-06-29
2. "Taekwondo - Tatiana Kudashova (Russia)". www.gli-sport.info. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
3. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
4. "Turkey's Agris bags gold in women's Taekwondo". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
5. "Taekwondo Euro 2016 | Taekwondo Euro 2016". www.taekwondoeuro2016.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-29.
6. "Taekwondo, Europei 2018: Simone Crescenzi e Simone Alessio fuori al secondo incontro. Tutti i risultati della seconda giornata". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
7. Burke, Patrick (4 June 2023). "Cissé claims first World Taekwondo Championships title seven years on from Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
8. Palmer, Dan (8 June 2023). "Exclusive: World Taekwondo investigates claim Russians competed after liking pro-war posts". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
9. Russian taekwondo athlete Tatyana Minina was awarded yesterday by Chelyabinsk region governor Alexei Teksler, who was put on Ukraine’s sanctions list for «publicly endorsing Russia’s policy of war and genocide.» Minina posted photos with him on Instagram, Base of Ukrainian sports in Instagram, 12 August 2023 (in English).
10. Спасибо министру обороны за приём☺️ теперь у меня есть медаль министерства обороны Российской Федерация🤩 Честь быть в команде @teamcska ❤️💙, Tatiana Kudashova / Minina on Instagram, 14 August 2021 (in Russian).