Lev Korneev (Serbian Cyrillic: Лев Корнејев, romanized: Lev Kornejev, born 15 March 2005) is a Serbian taekwondo practitioner. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 2005 (age 21)[1] Mozdok, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dragan Jović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSenior
edit2023
editHe was a bronze medalist at the 2023 European Taekwondo Championships OWC in Tallinn, in the men's -58 kg event. It was his career's first European medal. He lost out to Gashim Magomedov from Azerbaijan in the semifinal.
Korneev was a bronze medalist at the 2023 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in Bucharest.[3]
2024
editHe was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Taekwondo Championships in Belgrade in the men's 58 kg category.[4] Korneev entered the European Olympic qualifying tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria in March 2024.[5] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6][7] He began his Games with a win on 7 August 2024.[8]
References
edit- ↑ "Lev Korneev". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "KORNEEV Lev". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (11 December 2023). "Twin sisters fight each other in the final, Spain and Türkiye won 5 gold medals in European Under 21 Championships". inside the games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (13 May 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympians shine at European Taekwondo Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "Српска тројка се у Софији бори за Париз 2024". zurnal.rs. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "Now it`s official! Lev Korneev and Stefan Takov will participate in the Olympic Games in Paris". tekvondoklubobeliks.rs. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (19 June 2024). "Serbia gets two more taekwondo quotas after reallocation". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "Idemo na medalju: Lev Kornejev na ubedljiv način doneo Srbiji prvu pobedu". sportal.blic.rs. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
External links
edit- Lev Korneev profile at World Taekwondo
- Lev Korneev ranking at World Taekwondo
- Lev Korneev at TaekwondoData.com
- Lev Korneev at InterSportStats
- Lev Korneev at Olympics.com
- Lev Korneev at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)
- Lev Korneev on Instagram
