Réka Pupp
Réka Pupp (born 4 July 1996)[1] is a Hungarian judoka. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Judo Championships and she competed at multiple editions of the World Judo Championships. She also represented Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the European Games in 2015 and 2019.
Career[edit]
Pupp competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2017 European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland. She also competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2017 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her second match by Charline Van Snick of Belgium.
At the 2018 Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event.[2] In that same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Judo Championships held in Győr, Hungary.[3]
In 2019, Pupp competed in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She also competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[5]
In January 2021, Pupp competed in the women's 52 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[7][8] She repeated this at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her bronze medal streak continued a few weeks later in the women's 52 kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. In June 2021, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
In 2021, Pupp lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9][10] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[11][12]
Pupp won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[13] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.[14] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Budapest held in Budapest, Hungary.[15]
In 2023, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | European Championships | 3rd | −52 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | 3rd | −52 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Réka Pupp". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (6 April 2018). "Kosovo win two golds as IJF Antalya Grand Prix begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's Results" (PDF). 2018 European U23 Judo Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 February 2021). "Shock defeats for Kelmendi and Bilodid at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (25 July 2021). "Japanese siblings enjoy magical night with two judo golds at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 November 2021). "Japan end first day of Baku Grand Slam on top". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo star Chelsie Giles returns with Grand Slam silver". Team GB. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (17 February 2022). "Three French judoka and Israel's Shmailov among winners at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (1 April 2022). "World number ones triumph in men's categories on day one of IJF Antalya Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (8 July 2022). "Japanese Olympic and world champions secure golds at Judo Grand Slam in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Réka Pupp at the International Judo Federation
- Réka Pupp at JudoInside.com
- Réka Pupp at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Réka Pupp at Olympics.com
- Réka Pupp at Olympedia
- Réka Pupp at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- Réka Pupp at The-Sports.org
- Réka Pupp on Instagram
