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German athlete and Guiness Record holder (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palina Glebova (born 19 September 1996 in Moscow) is a German taekwondo athlete and Guinness World Record holder.[1]
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Born | Moscow, Russia | 19 September 1996
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Country | Germany |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | Recognized Poomsae |
Club | Tangun Hamburg e.V. |
Coached by | Manfred Zakrzewicz Oktay Cakir Joe Alexander |
Since November 2023, Glebova holds the Guinness World Record for throwing the most darts into a dartboard with one foot in one minute (she successfully threw nine darts, scoring 110 points).[2][3][4][5]
She holds six additional world records recognized by the German Record Institute:[6][7][8]
Glebova began practising the Korean martial art taekwondo at the age of ten.[9] At junior level, Glebova achieved several podium places in full-contact (kyorugi) competitions at both regional and state championships. She has been an active poomsae athlete since she was a junior and has reached the podium several times.
As a senior, Glebova has continuously medalled since 2012, her highest national placement being fourth at a German national ranking tournament.[10] In June 2021, Glebova became a national kyorugi referee for Germany. She is also a poomsae state judge in Schleswig-Holstein.[6][11]
Year | Event | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2023 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Gettorf | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
2019 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Board Breaking | 2nd | |
2017 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Poomsae Individual | 2nd |
2014 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd |
2013 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 3rd |
German National Ranking Tournament | Bad Münder | Poomsae Individual | 4th | |
2012 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Board Breaking | 1st |
Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Individual | 2nd | |
Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd |
Since 2021, Glebova is a recurring guest at ZDF-Fernsehgarten, where she performs taekwondo kicks and world records.[8][12] In 2021, Glebova appeared in the music video of the pop song "Siamo fatti cosi" by Anthony Bauer jr. and Rocco Costa.[13]
As part of the Adivina qué hago show in 2024, she performed a darts stunts act where, with her foot, she shot several ballons next to one of the show's hosts with one dart each.[14]
Glebova completed an apprenticeship as International Administration Manager, specialising in Office Management, in 2020 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 2022.[15][16]
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