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Ilja Smorguner
Ilja Smorguner (born 24 June 1984)[1] is a German karateka. He is a two-time medalist in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships.[2][3] Smorguner represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's kata event.[4] CareerIn 2017, Smorguner competed in the men's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[5] He lost his matches in the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In 2018, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6] In 2019, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[7][8] In that year, he also competed in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[1] In 2021, Smorguner competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] He did not qualify at this tournament but he qualified after reassignment of the last qualifying spots.[10] He finished in 4th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round.[4] In November 2021, he competed at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[11] Achievements
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