Maryna Konjewa

Maryna Konjewa
Personal information
Nationality:	Ukraine
Birthday:	October 19, 1987
Place of birth:	Kharkiv, Soviet Union

Maryna Oleksandriwna Konjewa ( Ukrainian Марина Олександрівна Конєва ; English Maryna Konieva ; born October 19, 1987 in Kharkiv , Ukrainian SSR , USSR ) is a Ukrainian Taekwondoin . It starts in the weight class over 73 kilograms.

Konjewa played her first international title fights at the 2007 World Cup in Beijing , but was eliminated in her opening fight. The following year she was able to move into the semifinals at the European Championships in the class over 72 kilograms in Rome and win the bronze medal. There were no further successes in the next few years. In January 2012, however, Konjewa was able to win the European Olympic qualification tournament in Kazan in the weight class over 67 kilograms with a final victory over Milica Mandić and qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . At the European Championships in Manchester in 2012, she also reached the quarter-finals, but was eliminated there against Rosana Simón .

Web links

• Maryna Konjewa on the pages of TaekwondoData .com