Ingrida Suchánková (born 8 February 1993) is a Slovak karateka. At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61kg event. She is also a two-time gold medalist and four-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Career
In 2015, Suchánková represented Slovakia at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She competed in the women's kumite 61kg event without winning a medal. In the elimination round, she lost one match and two other matches ended in a draw and as a result, she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 61kg event. In her bronze medal match she defeated Justyna Gradowska of Poland.
In June 2021, Suchánková competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Suchánková won the bronze medal in the women's 61kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She won the gold medal in the women's 61kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 3rdKumite 61kg2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria 3rdKumite 61kg 2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey 3rdTeam kumiteWorld GamesWrocław, Poland 3rdKumite 61kg2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 3rdKumite 61kg2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 3rdKumite 61kg 2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 1stKumite 61kg 2ndTeam kumiteWorld GamesBirmingham, United States 3rdKumite 61kg2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia 1stKumite 61kg2026European ChampionshipsFrankfurt, Germany 3rdKumite 61kg
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