Anastasija Zolotic

Anastasija Zolotic (Анастасија Золотић / Anastasija Zolotić; born 23 November 2002) is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist. She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the girls 49 kg weight class. She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On Sunday 25 July 2021, at just 18-years-old, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo, defeating Tatiana Minina of Russia 25 to 17. Her parents are immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.