Eduarda Denisovna Velk (Russian: Эдуарда Денисовна Вельк; born 17 April 2002) is a Kazakhstani shotokan athlete.[1] She is a two-time world champion in shotokan, having won two gold medals at the World Shotokan Karate Championship in 2012 in Sydney.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kazakhstani |
| Born | 17 April 2002 Kentau, Kazakhstan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shotokan |
Velk was born in Kentau in 2002.[2] Her family is originally of German origin, having emigrated to Kazakhstan in the 18th century.[1] She was named after one of her grandfathers.[3] Velk was introduced to shotokan at a young age by her other grandfather.[2][3]
Velk earned her first gold medal at the age of seven and had by 2019 earnt 117 gold, 25 silver and eight bronze medals in different competitions and tournaments.[2] In 2017 she enrolled at the Novosibirsk College of Olympic Reserve in Novosibirsk, Russia.[2] She holds the shotokan titles of "Champion of Kazakhstan" and "Champion of Central Asia".[4][3] She is a member of Kazakhstan's national shotokan team.[3]
In 2019, Velk was named as one of Kazakhstan's 100 New Faces,[1][2] an initiative to highlight the stories of 100 successful and influential people in Kazakhstan since the country's independence in 1991,[5] with a focus on young people who had made special contributions to culture, medicine, business or society.[1]
Nationality Azerbaijanis.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Klymenko, Olesya (2018-03-09). "Eduarda Welk: Ein Leben im Zeichen des Karate". daz.asia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Kaliyeva, Anzhela (2019-02-22). "Becoming a 16-year old world champion: a story from a Kazakh karate fighter". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b c d Amantaeva, Saira (2018-05-09). "Как тренировать волю к победе, рассказала 16-летняя каратистка из ЮКО". Казинформ (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Abramova, Yulia (2021-04-24). ""100 новых лиц Казахстана": известные и популярные в мире участники проекта". www.nur.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Шаяхметова, Жанна (2021-02-24). "The 100 New Faces of Kazakhstan Project Puts Out Call for Applications For Its Fourth Season". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2022-08-08.