Titta Keinänen

Titta Keinänen (born 28 October 1993)[1] is a Finnish karateka. She is a bronze medalist in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games and the 2019 European Karate Championships.

Titta Keinänen
Personal information
Born (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30)
Sport
CountryFinland
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite +68 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Kumite +68 kg

Career

In 2016, Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in her event at the World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[2][3]

Keinänen won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6]

In June 2021, Keinänen competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] In November 2021, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8] She was eliminated in her fourth match by eventual bronze medalist Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan.[8]

Keinänen lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[9][10] In 2023, she competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match.[11]

Keinänen competes at competitions of the Karate1 Premier League.[12][13]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdKumite +68 kg
European GamesMinsk, Belarus3rdKumite +68 kg

References