Bettina Plank

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Bettina Plank (born 24 February 1992){{Cite web |title=Entry List by NOC |url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf |archive-date=6 January 2021 |access-date=6 January 2021 |website=2017 World Games}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Dan |date=5 August 2021 |title=Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111268/karate-tokyo-2020-opening-finals |access-date=5 August 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Karate Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=10 August 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2021}} She is a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg 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 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2011 European Karate Championships held in Zürich, Switzerland.{{Cite web |title=2011 European Karate Championships Medalists |url=http://www.rfek.es/images/pdf/europa/senior/senior2011.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831152825/http://www.rfek.es/images/pdf/europa/senior/senior2011.pdf |archive-date=31 August 2020 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=World Karate Federation}} 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 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.{{Cite news |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1026321/trio-of-gold-medals-earns-spain-top-spot-at-european-karate-federation-senior-championships |title=Trio of gold medals earns Spain top spot at European Karate Federation Senior Championships |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |date=22 March 2015 |work=InsideTheGames.biz |access-date=1 February 2020}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Nick |date=13 June 2015 |title=Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1027965/azerbaijan-scoop-double-karate-gold-on-opening-night-of-european-games |access-date=9 May 2020}} In the final, she lost against Serap Özçelik of Turkey. Plank won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.{{Cite web |title=2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2020 |access-date=16 November 2021 |website=Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire}} She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.

In 2017, Plank competed in the women's kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland without winning a medal.{{Cite web |url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf |title=Karate Results |website=2017 World Games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2020 |access-date=24 April 2020}} She won one match and lost two matches in the elimination round and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In 2018, Plank won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.{{Cite web |title=Results Book |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042620/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf |archive-date=26 November 2020 |access-date=30 December 2020 |website=2018 World Karate Championships}}

At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus, Plank won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite news |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081429/italys-maresca-earns-dramatic-win-as-ukraine-take-two-golds-in-karate-finale-at-minsk-2019 |title=Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019 |last=Rowbottom |first=Mike |date=30 June 2019 |work=InsideTheGames.biz |access-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=17 November 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Karate Medalists |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |access-date=15 August 2020 |website=2019 European Games}} 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.{{Cite web |title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021 |website=World Karate Federation}} She did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.{{Cite news |date=15 June 2021 |title=Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 |work=World Karate Federation |url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/olympians-confirmed-karates-olympic-debut/1598 |access-date=15 June 2021}} At the Olympics, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55{{nbsp}}kg event. In November 2021, Plank competed in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{Cite web |title=2021 World Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2021 |access-date=21 November 2021 |website=World Karate Federation}} In her second match, she lost against Shara Hubrich of Germany and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Kateryna Kryva of Ukraine.

Plank competed in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=2022 European Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://ucarecdn.com/d03cb6fd-5ad5-43b0-864c-f08e1e001d43/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710151049/https://ucarecdn.com/d03cb6fd-5ad5-43b0-864c-f08e1e001d43/ |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=ucarecdn.com}} She also competed in the women's team kumite event. In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the European Games held in Poland.{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=22 June 2023 |title=Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1138213/eg2023-day-1-report |access-date=30 June 2023}}{{Cite news |date=22 June 2023 |title=Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games |work=European Karate Federation |url=https://2022.europeankaratefederation.net/2023/06/22/summary-of-day-1-of-karate-at-european-games/ |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701134106/https://2022.europeankaratefederation.net/2023/06/22/summary-of-day-1-of-karate-at-european-games/ |archive-date=1 July 2023}} She defeated Erminia Perfetto of Italy in her gold medal match.{{Cite web |title=Karate Medalists by Event |url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624075000/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=2023 European Games}} Plank competed in the women's 50{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.{{Cite web |title=2023 World Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029174223/https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ |archive-date=29 October 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=Sportdata.org}}

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2011 \|European Championships \|Zürich, Switzerland \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
2014 \|European Championships \|Tampere, Finland \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=3 \| 2015 \|rowspan=2 \| European Championships \|rowspan=2 \| Istanbul, Turkey \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Team kumite
European Games \|Baku, Azerbaijan \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
2016 \|World Championships \|Linz, Austria \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
2017 \|European Championships \|İzmit, Turkey \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=2 \| 2018 \|European Championships \|Novi Sad, Serbia \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
World Championships \|Madrid, Spain \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
rowspan=2 \| 2019 \|European Championships \|Guadalajara, Spain \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
European Games \|Minsk, Belarus \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg
2021 \|Summer Olympics \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Kumite 55{{nbsp}}kg
2023 \|European Games \|Kraków and Małopolska, Poland \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg

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2011

|European Championships

|Zürich, Switzerland

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Kumite 50{{nbsp}}kg

2014