Tatiana Minina

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alexeyevna and the family name is Minina.

Tatiana Alexeyevna Minina (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Минина, IPA: [tɐˈtʲjanə ˈmʲinʲɪnə]; née Kudashova; born 18 April 1997) is a Russian taekwondo athlete. She won the silver medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the women's bantamweight category^[1][2][3] when she was beaten by Zeliha Ağrıs from Turkey.^[4]

Tatiana Minina

Minina at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Tatiana Alexeyevna Kudashova
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 28) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Spouse	Konstantin Minin
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	Bantamweight Featherweight
Club	CSKA Moscow
Coached by	Alexander Ens Anna Selyutina
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing Individual Neutral Athletes World Championships 2023 Baku 53 kg European Championships 2024 Belgrade 53 kg Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 57 kg Representing  Russia World Championships 2017 Muju 53 kg 2019 Manchester 53 kg Grand Prix 2017 London 57 kg 2017 Abidjan 57 kg 2018 Rome 57 kg 2019 Chiba 57 kg 2019 Sofia 57 kg European Championships 2016 Montreux 53 kg 2018 Kazan 53 kg 2021 Sofia 53 kg Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 55 kg European U21 Championships 2015 Bukarest 53 kg 2016 Grozny 53 kg European Junior Championships 2013 Porto 55 kg

She is a three-time European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2016, the 2018 and the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships, all in the –53 kg weight category.^[5][6]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[7] After the championships, World Taekwondo was to investigate the claim that competing Russian athletes, including Minina, violated the principles of neutrality because they had liked multiple pro-war posts on socia media.^[8] In August 2023, Minina also readily accepted awards from the Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast Aleksey Teksler who is sanctioned by the US and UK for backing Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[9] In 2021, Minina had thanked Sergei Shoigu for a medal of Ministry of Defence and posted pictures with him in her social media.^[10]