Ivet Goranova

Ivet Goranova (Ивет Горанова, born 6 March 2000) is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.

Career
In 2018, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. In that same year, Goranova won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the final, she defeated Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine.

Goranova qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event. In November 2021, Goranova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Goranova competed in the women's kumite 55kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She won the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. In the final, she lost against Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine. A few months later, Goranova won the silver medal in the women's 55kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Honours

 * Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year (2021)