Lucija Zaninović

Lucija Zaninović

File:Lucija Zaninovic Zagreb 13082013 roberta f.jpg
Personal information
Born	(1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 Split, Croatia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	Flyweight (-49 kg)
Club	Marjan Taekwondo Club
Coached by	Toni Tomas
Medal record Representing Croatia Women's taekwondo Olympic Games 2012 London 49 kg World Championships 2013 Puebla Flyweight European Championships 2010 Saint Petersburg Flyweight 2012 Manchester Flyweight 2014 Baku Flyweight 2016 Montreux Flyweight European Games 2015 Baku 49 kg Universiade 2015 Gwangju Flyweight

Lucija Zaninović (born 26 June 1987 in Split) is a Croatian taekwondo practitioner. She is the twin sister of taekwondo practitioner Ana Zaninović.

File:Hrvatski olimpijci Lucija Zaninovic Zracna luka Zagreb 13 082012 roberta f.jpg

Lucija Zaninović 2012

Zaninović won the gold medal in the women's flyweight class at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships held in Saint Petersburg. Zaninović qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the silver medal in the women's 49 kg class at the 2011 World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Baku. She withdrew in the final match against olympic champion Wu Jingyu and was the only European to qualify through world qualifications. In 2012, she defended the title in the women's flyweight class after defeating Kristina Kim at the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she defeated Seulki Kang and Carola Malvina López before losing to Wu Jingyu in the semi-finals. She won the bronze medal after defeating Jannet Alegría in the sudden death round of the bronze medal match. This was the third medal for Croatia at the Olympics in taekwondo, after Martina Zubčić and Sandra Šarić who also won the bronze four years ago in Beijing.

External links

• Lucija Zaninović at TaekwondoData