Jovana Preković Explained

Jovana Preković
Birth Date:20 January 1996
Birth Place:Aranđelovac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Residence:Aranđelovac, Serbia
Nationality:Serbian
Weight Class:–61 kg
Style:Karate Kumite
Team:Karate Klub "Knjaz" Aranđelovac
Trainer:Roksanda Atanasov
Rank:Black Belt

Jovana Preković (Serbian: Јована Прековић; born 20 January 1996)[1] is a Serbian former karateka competing in kumite -61 kg division.[2] She is a two-time world champion in the women's kumite 61 kg event (2018 and 2021) and the 2020 Olympic champion, in karate's lone appearance in Olympic Games program.

She defeated Yin Xiaoyan of China in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] [4]

Achievements

YearLocationEventTypeCategoryRank
2021 DubaiWKF Senior World ChampionshipWorld ChampionshipFemale Kumite -61 kg
2021 TokyoSummer Olympics 2020Summer OlympicsFemale Kumite -61 kg
2021 PorečEKF Senior ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipFemale Kumite -61 kg
2021 LisbonKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2021 IstanbulKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2020 SantiagoKarate1 Series AKarate1 Series AFemale Kumite -61 kg
2019 MoscowKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2019 MontrealKarate1 Series AKarate1 Series AFemale Kumite -61 kg
2019 ShanghaiKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2018 MadridWKF Senior World ChampionshipWorld ChampionshipFemale Kumite -61 kg
2018 TokyoKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2018 DubaiKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2017 OkinawaKarate1 Series AKarate1 Series AFemale Kumite -61 kg
2017 IzmitEKF Senior ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipFemale Kumite -61 kg
2017 RotterdamKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2017 ParisKarate1 Premier LeagueKarate1 Premier LeagueFemale Kumite -61 kg
2016 MontpellierEKF Senior ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipFemale Kumite -61 kg
2016 LimassolEKF Junior, Cadet and U21 ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipU21 Female Kumite -61 kg
2014 OhridBalkan Senior ChampionshipBalkan ChampionshipFemale Kumite -55 kg
2014 PodgoricaMediterranean Senior ChampionshipsMediterranean GamesFemale Kumite -61 kg
2013 GuadalajaraWorld Cadet & Junior Karate ChampionshipsWorld ChampionshipJunior Female Kumite -59 kg
2013 KragujevacBalkan Cadet & Junior Karate ChampionshipsBalkan ChampionshipJunior Female Kumite -59 kg
2013 KonyaEKF Junior & Cadet Karate ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipJunior Female Kumite -59 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karate :: Jovana Preković Sport u MO i VS. 2021-08-06. Sport u Ministarstvu odbrane i Vojsci Srbije.
  2. News: WKF CURRENT RANKING – COMPETITORS. 2017-02-04 .
  3. News: Barker. Philip. 6 August 2021. World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Karate Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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