Betina Temelkova

Bulgarian-Israeli judoka

בטינה טמלקובה‎Born (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 (age 27)OccupationJudokaSpouseBaruch ShmailovSportCountry Bulgaria (1997–2016)
 Israel (2017–19)SportJudoWeight class‍–‍52 kgAchievements and titlesWorld Champ.R64 (2018)European Champ.R16 (2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Bulgaria
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍52 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍48 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Bar ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Athens ‍–‍52 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍52 kg
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2013 Utrecht ‍–‍48 kg
Representing  Israel
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Maribor ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databasesIJF39552JudoInside.com74786 Updated on 19 February 2022

Betina "Beti" Temelkova (Bulgarian: Бетина "Бети" Темелкова, Hebrew: בטינה "בטי" טמלקובה; born 26 February 1997) is a Bulgarian-Israeli[1][2][3] female judoka. She won the gold medal in the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships.

Judo career

Starting in 2017, Bulgarian-born Temelkova competed for Israel, where she resides with her Israeli husband and fellow judoka Israeli Olympian Baruch Shmailov, although she received her full Israeli citizenship only in 2019.[3]

That year, she won the gold medal at the 2017 Tashkent Grand Prix.[4][5] She also won gold medals in the 2017 Leibnitz Junior European Cup and the 2017 La Coruna Junior European Cup.[6]

She won the gold medal in the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Betina Temelkova". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Betina Temelkova". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Aharoni, Oren (26 March 2019). "Betina Temelkova got an Israeli ID". Ynet sport (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Tashkent". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "2017 Grand Prix Tashkent". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Betina TEMELKOVA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.

External links

  • Betina Temelkova at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Betina Temelkova on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata


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