Olga Ivanova (taekwondo) explained

Olga Erikovna Ivanova (Russian: Ольга Эриковна Иванова;^[1] born 23 March 1993 in Verkhneuralsk) is a Russian taekwondo practitioner.

Ivanova won the gold medal in the women's heavyweight (+73 kg) class at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships, which was Russia's first gold medal at WTF World Championships.^[2] In September 2013, Ivanova rescued a woman from a minor dispute by kicking the attacking man in the stomach, knocking him down for enough time for the victim to walk away.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Определились призеры Чемпионата России 2013 по тхэквондо . SPORTCOM . 11 May 2014.
2. Web site: Governor Gave Car to Taekwondo World Champion Olga Ivanova. 30 July 2013. Official website of Chelyabinsk Region Governor. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926052947/http://es.gubernator74.ru/news/governor-gave-car-taekwondo-world-champion-olga-ivanova. 26 September 2013. dead.
3. https://www.znak.com/2013-09-11/udar_po_muzhskomu_dostoinstvu_v_chelyabinske_chempionka_mira_po_thekvondo_vstupilas_na_ulice_za_zhen Удар по мужскому достоинству. В Челябинске чемпионка мира по тхэквондо вступилась на улице за женщину. Наблюдатели: «Это постановка!». ВИДЕО