María Nieto

María Nieto
Personal information
Full nameMaría Isabel Nieto Mejías
Born (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Weight class
68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BudapestTeam kumite
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 YerevanKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 GaziantepTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 ZadarKumite 68 kg

María Isabel Nieto Mejías (born 25 August 1999)[1] is a Spanish karateka. She has won multiple medals at the European Karate Championships.[2][3] She also won a gold medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4][5]

Nieto competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[6] She won her match against Halyna Melnyk of Ukraine and she lost her matches against Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan and Anita Makyan of Armenia.[6] She finished in third place in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals.[6]

Nieto lost her bronze medal match against Alizée Agier of France in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionLocationRankEvent
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Team kumite
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2025 European Championships Yerevan, Armenia 2nd Kumite 68 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Women's kumite 68 kg Entry List" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 May 2025). "Yerevan's European Karate spectacle". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (29 October 2023). "Jordan capture historic team kumite title at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Women's kumite 68 kg Event Results" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.