Johanna Kneer (born 25 December 1997) is a German karateka and current number two in the world. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's +68kg event at the European Karate Championships. She also won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
Career
In June 2021, Kneer competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she competed in the women's +68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she was eliminated in her first match.
In 2023, Kneer won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She competed in the women's +68kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in the repechage by Chehinez Jemi of Tunisia.
Kneer won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia. She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.
She won the gold medal in the women's +68kg event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China. She defeated María Torres of Spain in her gold medal match.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France 3rdKumite 68kg2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 3rdTeam kumite2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 1stTeam kumite 2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1stKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumiteEuropean GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland 1stKumite +68kg 2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1stKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite 2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia 1stTeam kumiteWorld GamesChengdu, China 1stKumite +68kgWorld ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt 1stKumite +68kg 2026 European Championships Frankfurt, Germany 3rdKumite +68kg 1stTeam kumite
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