Lucija Lesjak
{{Short description|Croatian karateka (born 1999)}}
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's karate }}
{{Medal|Country| {{CRO}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Dubai|Kumite +68 kg}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Budapest|Team kumite}}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Gaziantep|Team kumite}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Guadalajara|Team kumite}}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Poreč | Team kumite }}
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Lucija Lesjak (born 30 November 1999){{Cite web |title=Entry List by NOC |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/2022-06-25/KTE-------------------------------__C32A_1.0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626215051/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/2022-06-25/KTE-------------------------------__C32A_1.0.pdf |archive-date=26 June 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}} is a Croatian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 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}}
Career
Lesjak won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.{{Cite web|title=2021 European Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523160437/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf|archive-date=23 May 2021|access-date=23 May 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=23 May 2021|title=Turkey win men's team kata and finish European Karate Championships with most medals|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108162/european-karate-championships-porec|access-date=17 November 2021}} In June 2021, she 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}}
Lesjak won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.{{Cite news |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=29 May 2022 |title=Hosts Turkey top European Karate Championships table with team kata gold |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123804/european-karate-championships-team |access-date=26 June 2022}}{{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 +68{{nbsp}}kg event where she lost her bronze medal match against Kyriaki Kydonaki of Greece. She competed in the women's +68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria where she was eliminated in her first match.{{Cite web |title=Karate Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/ResultBook/GDM2022_KTE_v1.0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705100714/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/ResultBook/GDM2022_KTE_v1.0.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}}
Lesjak won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also competed in the women's +68{{nbsp}}kg event. In the same year, she competed in the women's +68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland and at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2023 World Karate Championships.{{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 |
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| rowspan=2 | 2021
|Poreč, Croatia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite | ||||
| World Championships
|Dubai, United Arab Emirates |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd | ||||
| 2022
|Gaziantep, Turkey |bgcolor="gold" | 1st | ||||
| rowspan=2 | 2023
|Guadalajara, Spain |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | ||||
| World Championships
|Budapest, Hungary |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Croatian female karateka
Category:Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Croatia
Category:21st-century Croatian sportswomen