Master Maria Merkouri

ABOUT MARIA MERKOURI

• Coach 1st class
• International Olympic Referee 1st class
• Holder 6th dan of World Tae Kwon Do federatio

• Best Referee Woman of the World Taekwondo Federation​2016
Gala Dinner, Baku Azerbaijan
• Best referee​2012
World Taekwondo Championship, Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
• Best Referee​2016
European championship, Bucharest Romania
• Best Referee​2015
G2 Championship , Luxor Egypt
• Best referee​2014
G1 Championship, Doha Qatar
• Special Award for my achievements in sports​2014
Foundation of Georgakopoulos
• Special Award for my achievements in sports​2013
Mayor of Marathon, Marathon Greece
• Special Award for my achievements in sports​2003
Stamatis Kassis award

EXPERIENCE

• National referee from 1991 since 2002
Referee Chair of Greek taekwondo federation from 2001 since 2005
• Referee Chair of Georgian taekwondo federation from 2010 since today
• Trainer – Coach from 1992 since today
• International Referee from 2002 since today

PARTICIPATIONS

Olympic Games

2016 Summer Olympic Games, Rio de janeiro Brazil
2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing China
2004 Test Event for Olympic Games Athens Greece
2002 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Sydney Australia

Olympic Qualifications

2016 Asian Olympic Qualification, Manila Philippines
2016 African Olympic qualification, Agadir Morocco
2014 world qualification for youth olympics,Taipei Chinese Taipei
2003 World Olympic Qualification Paris France

World Championships

2016 World taekwondo Team championship, Baku Azerbaijan
2016 World taekwondo grand prix final, Baku Azerbaijan
2016 World Junior championship, Burnaby Canada
2015 World taekwondo Team championship, Mexico city
2015 World grand prix final,mexico city, Mexico
2015 World Grand Prix series 3, Manchester Great Britain
2015 World Grand prix series 2, Samsun Turkey
2015 World para championship, Samsun Turkey
2015 World Grand prix series 1, Moscow Russia
2015 European Games, Baku Azerbaijan
2015 World Seniors championship, Chelyabinsk Russia
2014 World Grand Prix, Manchester Great Britain
2014 World para taekwondo championship,Moscow Russia
2014 World junior championship Taipei Chinese Taipei
2013 Sport Accord World Combat Games, Saint Petersburg Russia
2013 World taekwondo championship seniors, Puebla Mexico
2013 World Para championship,Lausanne Switzerland
2012 9th World Junior championship, Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
2010 World Para championship, St Petersburg Russia
2004 World Junior Championship Suncheon Korea
2003 16th World Senior Championship GarmischParterchinchen Germany
2002 4th Junior World Championship Kreta Greece

European Championships

2017 European kids championship, Antalya Turkey
2017 European taekwondo clubs championship, Antalya Turkey
2016 European cadet championship Bucharest Romania
2016 European seniors championship, Montreux Switzerland
2016 European kids championship, Antalya Turkey
2016 European taekwondo clubs championship, Antalya Turkey
2015 European Under 21 championship, Bucharest Romania
2015 European championship, olympic weight classes, Nalchik Russia
2014 European Seniors championship, Baku Azerbaijan
2013 European cadet championship Bucharest Romania
2013 European Para taekwondo championship, Bucharest Romania
2013 European championship under 21, Moldova
2013 European taekwondo clubs championship, Athens Greece
2012 European taekwondo under 21, Athens Greece
2011 European Juniors championship , Pafos Cyprus
2010 European Seniors championship,Kharkiv Ukraine
2010 European Seniors championship, Saint Petersburg Russia
2008 1st european universities tkd cup ,Moscow Russia
2008 4th european team tkd championship,Konya Turkey
2005 European Senior Championship Riga Latvia
2005 1st Cadet European Championship Palermo Italy
2005 15th European Junior Male & 8th Jun Female Baku Azerbaijan
2000 European senior championship, Patras Greece

Open Championships

2017 G1 open championship, Lommel Belgium
2017 G1 open championship, Alicante Spain
2017 G2 Presidents African cup, Agadir Morocco
2017 G1 Open championship, Antalya Turkey
2017 Open championship, Sofia Bulgaria
2017 G1 Open championship, Eindhoven Nederlands
2016 G1 Open championship, Antalya Turkey
2016 G2 open championship, Luxor Egypt
2016 G1 Open championship, Doha Qatar
2016 G2 presidents cup European, Bonn Germany
2016 G1 Open championship.Luxembourg
2016 G1 Open championship, Beograd Serbia
2016 G1 Open championship, Paris France
2015 G1 Open championship, Fujairah U.A.E.
2015 G1 Open championship, Doha Qatar
2015 G1 Open championship , Paris France
2014 G1 open championship, Fujairah U.A.E.
2014 open championship, Banghogk Thailand
2013 G1 open championship, Fujairah U.A.E.
2012 G1 Open championship, Moscow Russia
2012 Open championship, Fujairah U.A.E.
2011 National championship, Great Britain
2011 Open championship, Chelyabinsk Russia
2011 open championship, Manchester Great Britain
2010 etu a class international open, trelleborg sweden
2010 4th Alexandrias International open by wtf , Alexandria Egypt
2010 Βelgium open, Herentals Belgium
2010 Womens Sports Games, Abu Dhabi U.A.E.
2010 G1 Open championship, Manchester Great Britain
2010 national taekwondo championship, Vladikavkaz Russia
2009 3rd Alexandrias International open by wtf , Alexandria Egypt
2009 etu a class international open, trelleborg Sweden
2009 etu a class dutsch open , Eindhoven Nederlands
2009 ETU A CLASS 2nd British international open championship,Manchester uk
2009 Adidas Cup Championship , Erlangen Germany
2009 Russia open, St petersburg Russia
2009 international open championship for friendship, Las Palmas Gran Canaria,Spain
2008 2nd Alexandrias of the wtf championship, Alexandria Egypt
2008 4th european team tkd championship,Konya Turkey
2008 Adidas Cup Championship , Erlangen Germany
2004 International Championship Peace Rhodes Greece
2004 toulouse open toulouse France
2003 3rd Ismet Iraz open Ankara Turkey
2003 Dutch Open Eindhoven Nederlands
2003 Cuprus Open Limessol Cuprus
2002 Trelleborg Open Trelleborg Sweden
2001 1st Junior Balkan Championship Athens Greece
2000 Balkan Championship Athens Greece
2000 Dutch Open Eindhoven Nederlands
1997 4th Balcan Championship Kastoria Greece

SEMINARS

2002 42nd Seminar for International Referree Kuongye Korea
2003 43 nd Refresher Course Elmau Germany
2004 Seminar Proolympic Beijing China
2005 54nd refresher course Rome Italy
2008 European tkd union referee seminar for Adidas electronic body protector ,Kos Greece
2009 65th i.r. refresher course Dubai, U.A.E.
2010 Referee refresher Course, Moscow Russia
2011 Olympic Qualification and selection for London Olympic Games, Baku Azerbaijan
2012 Referee Refresher Course , Fujairah U.A.E.
2013 Referee Refresher course,Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
2015 Olympic qualification selection for rio olympic games,Moscow Russia
2016 Referee refresher course,Bonn Germany
2016 Olympic Camp for Rio Olympic games ,Muju Korea
2016 Olympic Camp for Rio Olympic games ,Moscow Russia
2017 Referee refresher course, Agadir Morocco

LANGUAGES

• Greek
• English
• Spanish
• French

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