Arnela Odžaković

Arnela Odžaković (born September 5, 1983 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia as an ethnic Bosniak) is a karate fighter and BiH sportswoman of the year 2007.

She finished fifth in the female +60 kg kumite division at the 2006 WKF world championships.^[1] As of May 2010, karaterec.com ranks 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 1992-95 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 Tiric Campara. 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."

Arnela is currently a sports student at the University of Sarajevo.

Facts

height 1.71 m (5'7") kumite karate category +60kg

Arnela Odžaković 2007

Achievements

• Two time junior European Champion (single and team)
• Multiple Balkan Champion
• Multiple National Champion
• Gold Medal Winner Mediterranean Games 2005
• Vice European Champion 2007 (single and team)
• Vice European Champion 2008 (single), third place (team)
• Bronze Medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Italy

References

1. ^ "2006 WKF world championships". http://www.karaterec.com/en/contests/world-championship-2006/. 
2. ^ "karaterec.com rankings". http://www.karaterec.com/en/competitors/arnela-odzakovic/. 

External links

• Karate Federation BiH
• Karate Club Bushido Sarajevo

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Name	Odzakovic, Arnela
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Date of birth	September 5, 1983
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