Hedvig Karakas
Hungarian judoka
ヘドヴィグ・カラカス
- Born
- 21 February 1990, Szolnok
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Weight
- 57 kg (126 lb)
Hedvig Karakas (born 21 February 1990) is a Hungarian judoka. She is a World Championship bronze medalist, and multi-time European medalist (silver in 2015, and bronze in 2009 and 2010). She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2009, she won bronze at the World Championships, and the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she beat Concepción Bellorín by uchi-mata, then beat future Olympic gold medalist Rafaela Silva, before losing to Corina Căprioriu. Because Căprioriu reached the final, Karakas was entered into the repechage. There she beat Irina Zabludina but lost her bronze medal match to Automne Pavia. At the 2016 Olympics, Karakas beat Rushana Nurjavova and Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard before losing to Rafaela Silva. As Silva reached the final, Karakas was entered into the repechage, where she lost to Lien Chen-ling.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's 57 kg | 2012 | 5th place |
| judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's 57 kg | 2016 | 7th place |
| judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's 57 kg | 2021 | 17th place |
Awards and honours
- Junior Prima award 2012
- Hungarian Judoka of the Year 2015
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1104437 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.