Magdalini Klakala (Μαγδαληνή Κλακάλα; born 15 September 2008) is a Greek taekwondo practitioner. Competing in the 53 kg division, Klakala represents the Greece national team.[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2026 European Taekwondo Championships.[2][3]

Magdalini Klakala
Personal information
Native name
Μαγδαληνή Κλακάλα
Born (2008-09-15) 15 September 2008 (age 17)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportTaekwondo
Event
53 kg
Medal record
Representing  Greece
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Munich53 kg
World U21 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 Nairobi53 kg
WT President's Cup Europe
Gold medal – first place2024 Tallinn55 kg
Multi European Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Niš52 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Sofia51 kg
European Clubs Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Tirana55 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Tallinn55 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Aigle52 kg
World Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Sofia51 kg

Career

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Klakala won the bronze medal in the 51 kg event at the Multi European Games held in Sofia in 2021. The same year, she won the gold medal in the 51 kg event at the Albania Open in Tirana, reaching the international podium at cadet level.[1]

In 2022, she won the bronze medal in the 51 kg event at the Belgian Open in Lommel. The same year, she won the silver medal in the 51 kg event at the 2022 World Cadet Taekwondo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She defeated Fatima Hasanova, Cho Ye-na and Rozalina Talibjanova to reach the final, where she lost to Iran's Saina Alipour and finished second.[1][4] During the same season, she also won gold medals in the 51 kg event at the Slovenia Open in Ljubljana, the Albania Open in Tirana and the Dutch Open in Eindhoven.[1]

In 2023, Klakala won the silver medal in the 55 kg event at the Sofia Open. At the European Junior Taekwondo Championships in Tallinn, she competed in the 55 kg event; she defeated Džejna Hamzić 2–1, before losing 2–0 to Caroline Volders in the quarter-finals and finishing outside the medals.[1]

In 2024, she won the bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the Austrian Open in Innsbruck. She then won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the European edition of the WT President's Cup in Tallinn and the silver medal in the same weight class at the European Clubs Championships in Tirana. The same year, she competed in the 55 kg event at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Chuncheon, South Korea, where she lost 2–0 to Morocco's Amina Dehhaoui in her opening match. At the European U21 Taekwondo Championships in Sarajevo, she competed in the 53 kg event; she defeated Simona Pernischová and Anastasia Nektaria Kokosi by 2–0 scores, before losing 2–1 to Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ada Avdagić in the quarter-finals and finishing fifth.[1]

In 2025, Klakala won the gold medal in the 52 kg event at the Canada Open in Montreal. During the same season, she won the silver medal in the 52 kg event at the Bulgaria Open in Sofia, the silver medal in the 55 kg event at the European Clubs Championships in Tallinn and the bronze medal in the senior 53 kg event at the Australia Open in Gold Coast. She also won the gold medal in the 52 kg event at the Multi European Games in Niš and the silver medal in the senior 53 kg event at the Romania Open in Bucharest.[1] At the 2025 European Junior Taekwondo Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, Klakala won the silver medal in the 52 kg event. She defeated Natasza Woskowiak, Fenne Steenaerts and Sıla Irmak Uzunçavdar to reach the final, where she lost 2–0 to Croatia's Ozana Radić.[1] At the 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, she won the bronze medal in the 53 kg event. She defeated Sofia Shumsky and Veronika Levakova to reach the semi-finals, where she lost 2–0 to Sıla Irmak Uzunçavdar. Later that year, at the European U21 Championships in Pristina, she defeated Anna Ibars Alcántara and Lily Kingsley in the 53 kg event, before losing 2–1 to Italy's Anna Frassica in the quarter-finals.[1]

In 2026, Klakala won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2026 European Taekwondo Championships held in Munich, Germany. She defeated Italy's Anna Frassica in her opening match and Finland's Inari Susiluoto 2–0 in the round of 16. She then defeated Adiba Asimi in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals, where she lost 2–0 to Turkey's Merve Dinçel Kavurat and finished third at the championships.[2][3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "KLAKALA, Magdalini". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Euro 2026 Munich: Two Days Down, Two to Go — All Results from the BMW Park". European Taekwondo. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "European Championships Seniors 2026 – Results Competition Draw Sheet Day 2" (PDF). European Taekwondo / Martial.Events. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. "Iranian girls win two golds at World Taekwondo Cadet Championships". Tehran Times. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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