Sofya Berultseva

Sofya Berultseva (Russian: Софья Берульцева, born 6 November 2000) is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka Olympic bronze medallist, she represents Kazakhstan internationally at Kumite (Karate) events.[1]

Sofya Berultseva
Personal information
Born (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportKarate
Event(s)Kumite
TeamKazakhstan
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoKumite +61 kg
World Championships
2021 DubaiKumite +68 kg
Asian Championships
2019 TashkentKumite +68 kg

Career

Berultseva is the two time gold medalist and two time silver medalist in Asian Karate Championships (Continental Championship) in Individual kumite category from 2016 to till date and she also won several medals including Gold , silver and bronze medals in the World Karate Federation Karate 1 Leagues  and Series Championships.

In 2021 she won gold medal in the Karate 1 Premier League  Karate Championships held at Istanbul, Turkey

Achievements

She competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan She did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via Continental representation soon after.

She gained a bronze medal for Kazakhstan in Women’s +61 Kg Kumite Category at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] Feryal Abdelaziz beat her, 5:4, to claim a place in the gold medal event against Azerbaijan’s Irina Zaretska. Berultseva however was guaranteed a bronze medal as peculiarly karate does not have a third place play-off match and the losing semi finalists both get a bronze medal.[3][4]

Competition Records
YEAR COMPETITION VENUE RANK/POSITION EVENT
2021Karate 1 Premier LeagueLisbon  PortugalParticipateFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2021Karate 1 Premier LeagueIstanbul  Turkey GoldFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2020Karate 1 Premier LeagueSalzburg  Austria BronzeFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2020Karate 1 Premier LeagueDubai  United Arab Emirates5thFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2020Karate 1 Premier LeagueParis  FranceParticipateFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2020Karate 1 Series ASantiago  Chile5thFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueMadrid  Spain GoldFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueMoscow  ROC BronzeFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Series ASantiago  Chile5thFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueTokyo  ROCParticipateFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
201916th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent  Uzbekistan SilverFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Series AMontreal  Canada BronzeFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueShanghai  China GoldFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Series AIstanbul  Turkey BronzeFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
201918th Cadet, Junior and Under21 Asian Karate ChampionshipKota Kinabalu  Malaysia SilverU-21 Kumite Female 68+ Kg
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueRabat  MoroccoParticipateFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Series ASalzburg  Austria BronzeFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2019Karate 1 Premier LeagueDubai  United Arab EmiratesParticipateFemale 68+ Kg Kumite
2018Karate 1 Youth LeagueSofia  BulgariaParticipateJunior Kumite Female 59+ Kg
201710th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate ChampionshipsTenerife  Spain GoldJunior Kumite Female 59+ Kg  
201716th Asian Cadet, Junior & Under 21 Karate ChampionshipsAstana  Kazakhstan GoldJunior Kumite Female 59+ Kg
201710th WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth CupUmag  Croatia BronzeJunior Kumite Female 59+ Kg
201615th Asian Cadet, Junior & Under 21 Karate ChampionshipsJakarta  Indonesia GoldJunior Kumite Female 59+ Kg

References
  1. "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
  2. "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
  3. "Feryal Abdelaziz reaches karate final to guarantee another Tokyo 2020 medal for Egypt". Arab News. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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