Anastasija Zolotic

Anastasija Zolotic (born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist.

[2][3] She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the girls 49 kg weight class.

[5] On Sunday 25 July 2021, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo,[6] defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17.

[7][8] She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.

She and her sister participated in after-school taekwondo programs from a young age, with Zolotic’s interest intensifying as she began to watch and then join competitive training sessions.