Anastasija Zolotic

{{Short description|American taekwondo athlete}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = June 2019}}

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| name = Anastasija Zolotic

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| caption = Anastasija Zolotic at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|11|23}}

| birth_place = Largo, Florida, United States{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tokyo-olympics-anastasija-zolotic-first-us-gold-womens-taekwondo/ |title=Florida teen Anastasija Zolotic wins first-ever U.S. Gold in women's taekwondo}}

| height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|cm|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| country = United States

| sport = Taekwondo

| weight_class = Lightweight
Featherweight

| club = USA TKD

| team = USA

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| coach = Gareth Brown

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| olympics = {{OG1}} (2020)

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|57 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Rome|57 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Moscow (F) |57 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Rome |57 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Manchester |57 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Lima|57 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Cancún| 62 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Buenos Aires|49 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Hammamet|52 kg}}

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| updated = 11 December 2022

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Anastasija Zolotic (born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/ |title=TaekwondoData |website=TaekwondoData |language=en |access-date=2019-06-09}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org:443/usa-taekwondo/athletes/Anastasija-Zolotic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201102150/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-taekwondo/athletes/Anastasija-Zolotic |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 1, 2018 |title=Anastasija Zolotic |website=Team USA |language=en |access-date=2019-06-09}} She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the girls 49 kg weight class.{{Cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org:443/News/2018/October/08/Anastasija-Zolotic-Battles-To-Taekwondo-Silver-With-Injured-Hand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009082621/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/October/08/Anastasija-Zolotic-Battles-To-Taekwondo-Silver-With-Injured-Hand |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |title=Anastasija Zolotic Battles To Taekwondo Silver With Injured Hand |website=Team USA |language=en |access-date=2019-06-09}} She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |last=OlympicTalk |date=2021-06-19 |title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/18/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/ |access-date=2021-06-19 |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} On Sunday 25 July 2021, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Dan |date=25 July 2021 |title=Rashitov and Zolotic win Olympic taekwondo titles as refugee team's Alizadeh agonisingly misses bronze |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110751/taekwondo-tokyo-2020-day-two |access-date=25 July 2021}} defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/usas-anastasija-zolotic-wins-first-olympic-gold-medal |title=USA's Anastasija Zolotic wins first Olympic gold medal |last=Quigley |first=Ryan |publisher=NBC Olympics |date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/18-year-old-anastasija-zolotic-becomes-first-american-woman-win-gold-taekwondo-medal-tokyo-olympics-132044285.html |title=Anastasija Zolotic, 18, becomes first American woman to win gold taekwondo medal. |last=Young |first=Ryan |publisher=Yahoo Sports |date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2021}} She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.