| Tatiana Minina | |
| Birth Name: | Tatiana Alexeyevna Kudashova |
| Nationality: |  Russian |
| Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chelyabinsk, Russia |
| Spouse: | Konstantin Minin |
| Weight: | 53kg (117lb) |
| Sport: | Taekwondo |
| Event: | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Club: | CSKA Moscow |
| Coach: | Alexander Ens Anna Selyutina |
Tatiana Alexeyevna Minina (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Минина||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] when she was beaten by Zeliha Ağrıs from Turkey.[3]
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.[4] [5]
She won one of the bronze medals in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] In 2021, Minina had thanked Sergei Shoigu for a medal of Ministry of Defence and posted pictures with him in her social media.[9]