Edi Hrnic
Edi Hrnic is a Danish taekwondo practitioner of Bosnian descent. He represented Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal.
Career
In May 2022, he competed at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, and won a silver medal in the 80 kg event. In June 2023, he competed at the 2023 European Games in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and won a gold medal in the men's 80 kg event.In the same year, Hernick was nominated for the bestselling book 'Olympic Hope'.In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won his semifinal match and qualified to represent Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He earned Denmark's first Olympic quota in taekwondo in 20 years. At the Olympics he competed in the men's 80 kg event and won a bronze medal.