Bettina Plank Explained

Bettina Plank
Birth Date:1992 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Country:Austria
Sport:Karate

Bettina Plank (born 24 February 1992)[1] is an Austrian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] She is a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 50kg event at the World Karate Championships and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Games.

Plank also won the gold medal in her event at the 2015 European Karate Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Career

Plank won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50kg event at the 2011 European Karate Championships held in Zürich, Switzerland.[4] In 2014, she won the silver medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

In 2015, Plank won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event. In that same year, Plank won the silver medal in that event at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[6] In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey.[6] Plank won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[7] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[7]

In 2017, Plank competed in the women's kumite 50kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland without winning a medal.[8] She won one match and lost two matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[8] In 2018, Plank won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9]

At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, Plank won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50kg event.[10] [11] She defeated Serap Özçelik of Turkey in her gold medal match.

In June 2021, Plank competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12] She did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[13] At the Olympics, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event.[2] [3] In November 2021, Plank competed in the women's 50kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14] In her second match, she lost against Shara Hubrich of Germany and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Kateryna Kryva of Ukraine.[14]

Plank competed in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[15] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.[15] In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 50kg event at the European Games held in Poland.[16] [17] She defeated Erminia Perfetto of Italy in her gold medal match.[17] [18] Plank competed in the women's 50kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.[19]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2011European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland3rdKumite 50kg
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2ndKumite 50kg
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey1stKumite 50kg
3rdTeam kumite
European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndKumite 50kg
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdKumite 50kg
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey3rdKumite 50kg
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia2ndKumite 50kg
World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdKumite 50kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain2ndKumite 50kg
European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stKumite 50kg
2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan3rdKumite 55kg
2023European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland1stKumite 50kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entry List by NOC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf . 6 January 2021 . 6 January 2021 . 2017 World Games.
  2. News: Palmer . Dan . 5 August 2021 . Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut . InsideTheGames.biz . 5 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Karate Results Book . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 10 August 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 10 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 2011 European Karate Championships Medalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200831152825/http://www.rfek.es/images/pdf/europa/senior/senior2011.pdf . 31 August 2020 . 23 May 2021 . World Karate Federation.
  5. News: Trio of gold medals earns Spain top spot at European Karate Federation Senior Championships . Etchells . Daniel . 22 March 2015 . InsideTheGames.biz . 1 February 2020.
  6. News: Butler . Nick . 13 June 2015 . Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games . InsideTheGames.biz . 9 May 2020.
  7. Web site: 2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf . 15 October 2020 . 16 November 2021 . Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire.
  8. Web site: Karate Results . 2017 World Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 24 April 2020 . 24 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042620/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf . 26 November 2020 . 30 December 2020 . 2018 World Karate Championships.
  10. News: Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019 . Rowbottom . Mike . 30 June 2019 . InsideTheGames.biz . 1 February 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117012926/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081429/italys-maresca-earns-dramatic-win-as-ukraine-take-two-golds-in-karate-finale-at-minsk-2019 . 17 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Karate Medalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815093537/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf . 15 August 2020 . 15 August 2020 . 2019 European Games.
  12. Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf . 14 June 2021 . 14 June 2021 . World Karate Federation.
  13. News: 15 June 2021 . Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 . World Karate Federation . 15 June 2021.
  14. Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf . 21 November 2021 . 21 November 2021 . World Karate Federation.
  15. Web site: 2022 European Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710151049/https://ucarecdn.com/d03cb6fd-5ad5-43b0-864c-f08e1e001d43/ . 10 July 2022 . 23 August 2022 . ucarecdn.com.
  16. News: Burke . Patrick . 22 June 2023 . Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 . InsideTheGames.biz . 30 June 2023.
  17. News: 22 June 2023 . Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games . European Karate Federation . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701134106/https://2022.europeankaratefederation.net/2023/06/22/summary-of-day-1-of-karate-at-european-games/ . 1 July 2023.
  18. Web site: Karate Medalists by Event . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624075000/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf . 24 June 2023 . 2 July 2023 . 2023 European Games.
  19. Web site: 2023 World Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029174223/https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ . 29 October 2023 . 30 October 2023 . Sportdata.org.