Kora Knühmann

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Kora Knühmann (born October 16, 1983 in Oberhausen ) is a former German karateka and she was world champion of the WKF .

Athletic career

Kora Knühmann started karate in 1987 when she was four years old. After being appointed to the state selection of North Rhine-Westphalia, he was accepted into the German national team in 1998. Overall, Knühmann was a three-time world champion, seven-time European champion and 16-time German champion. At the World Games in Duisburg in 2005 she won the bronze medal. Furthermore, in the same year she was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the then Federal Minister of the Interior, Wolfgang Schäuble . In 2008 she retired from competitive karate after having achieved her greatest sporting success under national coach Toni Dietl .

Professional background

After attaining the general university entrance qualification, Kora Knühmann was in the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr from 2003 to 2006. This was followed by a degree in sports science with a focus on media and communication at the German Sport University Cologne , from which she graduated in 2010.

successes

  • World Champion 2002 (Madrid / performance class, up to 53 kg), 2003 (Marseille / juniors, team), 2008 (Tokyo / performance class, team)
  • Vice World Champion 2008 (Tokyo / performance class, up to 53 kg)
  • 4 × bronze at world championships: 2003 (Marseille / Juniors, up to 53 kg), 2 × 2004 (Monterrey / performance class, up to 53 kg and team), 2006 (Tampere / performance class, up to 53 kg)
  • European Champion: 2002 (Koblenz / Juniors, up to 53 kg), 2003 (Wrocław / Juniors, up to 53 kg), 2003 (Bremen / performance class, team), 2004 (Moscow / performance class, up to 53 kg), 2005 (Tenerife / performance class, up to 53 kg), 200 (Stavanger / performance class, team), 2008 (Tallinn / performance class, up to 53 kg)
  • Vice European Champion: 2004 (Rijeka / Juniors, up to 53 kg), 2005 (Tenerife / performance class, team)
  • 5 × bronze at European Championships: 2002 (Tallinn / performance class, up to 53 kg), 2003 (Bremen / performance class, up to 53 kg), 2004 (Rijeka / juniors, team), 2007 (Bratislava / performance class, team)
  • 16-time German champion from 1998 to 2008 (youth - juniors - performance class)

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personal data
SURNAME Knühmann, Kora
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German karate fighter
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberhausen