Ivet Goranova


Ivet Goranova is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
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Career

In 2018, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. In that same year, Goranova won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the final, she defeated Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine.
Goranova qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event. In November 2021, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Goranova competed in the women's kumite 55kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She won the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. In the final, she lost against Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine. A few months later, Goranova won the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdKumite 55kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdKumite 55kg
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stKumite 55kg
2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan1stKumite 55kg
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdKumite 55kg
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey2ndKumite 55kg
2023European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland2ndKumite 55kg
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndKumite 55kg
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia3rdKumite 55kg

Honours