Palina Glebova


Palina Glebova is a German taekwondo athlete and five-time Guinness World Record holder.

World Records

Since November 2023, Glebova holds the Guinness World Record for throwing the most darts into a dartboard with one foot in one minute.
In November 2024, she added one more Guinness Record: Most balloons burst by high-heel kicks above head height in one minute.
In Hamburg, she added three more Guinness Records in November 2025:
  • Most bottles kicked up with the foot and then kicked at least three metres
  • Most wooden boards broken with a jump kick in one minute
  • Most darts thrown with the foot and caught with the hand in the air in one minute
She holds eight additional world records recognized by the German Record Institute:
  • Balanced most water bottles on her foot, threw them in the air and, with a side kick, kicked them over a three-meter line in 90 seconds.
  • Broke the most boards in thirty seconds with a jumped front kick.
  • Broke most boards in thirty seconds in a mixed team of two people.
  • Broke most boards in one minute with a jumped front kick.
  • Broke most aerated concrete blocks with a raw egg in hand without breaking the egg.
  • Burst most balloons, attached to a wall, in one minute by throwing darts with one foot from a distance of three metres.
  • Most darts thrown into a dartboard with one foot in one minute.
  • Most balloons burst in mid-air with darts thrown by foot in one minute.

    Taekwondo career

Glebova began practising the Korean martial art taekwondo at the age of ten. At junior level, Glebova achieved several podium places in full-contact competitions at both regional and state championships. She has been an active poomsae athlete since she was a junior and has reached the podium several times.
As a senior, Glebova has continuously medalled since 2012, her highest national placement being fourth at a German national ranking tournament. In June 2021, Glebova became a national kyorugi referee for Germany.

Tournament record

Public appearances

Since 2021, Glebova is a recurring guest at ZDF-Fernsehgarten, where she performs taekwondo kicks and world records. In 2021, Glebova appeared in the music video of the pop song "Siamo fatti cosi" by Anthony Bauer jr. and Rocco Costa.
As part of the Adivina qué hago show in 2024, she performed a darts stunts act where, with her foot, she shot several ballons next to one of the show's hosts with one dart each. In October 2024, Glebova was featured in season four episode two of the German TV Show Germany's biggest secrets on Kabel Eins.

Education

Glebova completed an apprenticeship as International Administration Manager, specialising in Office Management, in 2020 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 2022.