Knarik Airapetian

Knarik Airapetian
Born (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992
NationalityUkrainian
StyleKata
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 LinzK-30
Silver medal – second place2025 CairoK-30
Silver medal – second place2023 BudapestK-30
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiK-30
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 GuadalajaraK-30
Silver medal – second place2021 PorečK-30
Silver medal – second place2023 GuadalajaraK-30
Silver medal – second place2025 YerevanK-30

Knarik Airapetian (born 22 May 1992)[1] is a Ukrainian karateka competing in kata in the K-30 category. She has won multiple medals at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships.

Career

In 2016, at the 2016 World Championships held in Linz, Austria, Airapetian, who is of Armenian descent, won the gold medal in her category where she was also awarded the women's para-karate MVP.[2][3] In 2019, she won a silver medal at the European Championships.[4]

In May 2021, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships and won a silver medal.[5][6] She also won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships.

In May 2023, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain, where she won a silver medal.[7] She also won a silver medal at the World Karate Championships following her disqualification for failing to bow.[8]

In May 2024, Airapetian competed at the European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia, finishing in seventh and last place.[1]

Airapetian won a silver medal in the women's K-30 event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[9][10] She then competed at the World Karate Championships and won the silver medal.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "EKF PARA-KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 - ZADAR" (PDF). beokarate.rs. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Japan top medal table at memorable Karate World Championships". wuko.net. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Record-breaking attendance anticipates memorable Para-Karate World Championships". World Karate Federation. 26 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "EKF PARA-Karate Championships 2019 - Guadalajara" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "EKF PARA-KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 – Parakarate" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Turkey top medal table of historic EuroKarate2021". World Karate Federation. 23 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Para-Karate and team categories take spotlight on Day 3 of #KarateGuadalajara2023". European Karate Federation. 24 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jordan capture historic team kumite title at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 May 2025). "Yerevan's European Karate spectacle". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Para Karate Shines with Skill and Inclusivity at the 2025 World Senior Championships". World Karate Championships. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ↑ "Cairo 2025: 'Solid growth' for para-karate". InsideTheGames. 29 November 2025.