Arnela Odžaković
Arnela Odžaković (born September 5, 1983, in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian karateka and sportswoman of the year in 2007.
She finished fifth in the female +60 kg kumite division at the 2006 World Karate Championships.[1] In May 2010, karaterec.com ranked her number 10 among kumite females in the +60 kg division (129th overall).[2]
She started her karate career at the age of 8. Due to circumstances of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina she had to leave her hometown and to stay in Goražde during the war. In 1996 she moved to Sarajevo and became a member of the Sensei Karate Club under instructor Merita Tirić-Čampara. Since the year 2000 she is a member of the Bushido Karate Club in Sarajevo.
During twelve years of her career, she collected more than 150 medals at national and international competitions.
Facts
height 1.71 m (5'7") kumite karate category +60 kg
Achievements
- Two time junior European Champion (single and team)
- Gold Medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Spain
- Vice European Champion 2007 (single and team)
- Vice European Champion 2008 (single), third place (team)
- Bronze Medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Italy
- Gold Medal at the 2009 World Games in Taiwan
References
External links
- Karate Federation BiH
- Karate Club Bushido Sarajevo
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- 2001: Hasan Salihamidžić
- 2002: Denis Muhović
- 2004: Đorđe Paštar
- 2005: Markica Dodig
- 2006: Enid Tahirović
- 2007: Markica Dodig
- 2008: Memnun Hadžić
- 2009: Edin Džeko
- 2010: Nermin Potur
- 2011: Amel Mekić
- 2012: Mirza Teletović
- 2013: Zvjezdan Misimović
- 2014: Nikola Prce
- 2015: Amel Tuka
- 2016: Mirsad Terzić
- 2017: Damir Džumhur
- 2018: Edin Džeko
- 2019: Amel Tuka
- 2020: Miralem Pjanić
- 2021: Nedžad Husić
- 2022–2023: Džanan Musa
- 2003: Lejla Ferhatbegović
- 2007: Arnela Odžaković
- 2008: Lucia Kimani
- 2009: Larisa Cerić
- 2010: Larisa Cerić
- 2011: Dragana Knežević
- 2012: Ivana Ninković
- 2013: Larisa Cerić
- 2014: Larisa Cerić
- 2015: Aleksandra Samardžić
- 2016: Ivona Ćavar
- 2017: Larisa Cerić
- 2018: Larisa Cerić
- 2019: Larisa Cerić
- 2020: Marica Gajić
- 2021: Jonquel Jones
- 2022–2023: Lana Pudar
- 2001 FK Željezničar Sarajevo
- 2002: Chess club Bosna
- 2003: Men's national karate team
- 2004: HRK Izviđač
- 2005: HRK Izviđač
- 2006: RK Bosna Sarajevo
- 2007: RK Bosna Sarajevo
- 2008: RK Bosna Sarajevo
- 2009: Men's national football team
- 2010: Men's national karate team
- 2011: Men's national football team
- 2012: Men's national basketball team
- 2013: Men's national football team
- 2014: Men's national handball team
- 2015: Men's national U16 basketball team
- 2016: Davis Cup team
- 2017: KK Igokea
- 2018: Men's national football team
- 2019: Men's national handball team
- 2020: Women's national basketball team
- 2021: Women's national basketball team
- 2022: Women's national volleyball team
- 2023: HŠK Zrinjski
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- 2002: Amar Osim
- 2003: Blaž Slišković
- 2004: Mensur Bajramović
- 2005: Mensur Bajramović
- 2006: Halid Demirović
- 2007: Zoran Mikeš
- 2008: Almedin Fetahović
- 2009: Miroslav Blažević
- 2010: Suad Ćupina
- 2011: Branimir Crnogorac
- 2012: Aleksandar Petrović
- 2013: Safet Sušić
- 2014: Dragan Marković
- 2015: Josip Pandža
- 2016: Samira Hurem
- 2017: Branislav Crnogorac
- 2018: Blaž Slišković
- 2019: Bilal Šuman
- 2020: Goran Lojo
- 2021: Goran Lojo
- 2022–2023: Goran Grahovac