Daria Bilodid

Daria Hennadiyivna Bilodid (; born 10 October 2000) is a Ukrainian judoka. She is a two-time world champion (2018, 2019), a three-time European champion (2017, 2019, 2024) and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Bilodid is also a junior world champion and a junior European champion (2016).

Career Bilodid won her first senior world title at the 2018 World Championships at the age of 17, where she also became the youngest senior judo world champion in history. She defeated former opponents: the former Olympic and world bronze medalist, Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh by ippon; former Olympic champion and world champion, Paula Pareto of Argentina in the semi-finals by waza-ari; in the finals, she faced Paris Grand Slam final opponent, Funa Tonaki whom she defeated by her signature Ōuchi gari for ippon at 1:59 of the contest, winning gold at the 2018 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. A month later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Bilodid won her Olympic bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics, as she beat the Israeli judoka Shira Rishony. This medal was Ukraine's first Olympic medal for women's judo.

Bilodid was at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she beat Nera Tiebwa, a teenage judoka from Kiribati.

Personal life Bilodid is the daughter of fellow judoka and two-time European champion Gennadiy Bilodid. She is in a relationship with Ukrainian businessman Artur Mkhitaryan.

Honours Guinness World Records: Youngest female judo world champion (2018) European Judo Union: Best European Junior Female Judoka (2018)

30 under 30: Faces of the Future by Forbes Ukraine (2020) IJF: Best Female Judoka of Year (2020)

Medal results

2017 Grand Prix, Hohhot Grand Prix, The Hague

2018 Grand Prix, Tunis Grand Slam, Paris Grand Slam, Düsseldorf Grand Prix, Zagreb Continental Cup, Podčetrtek World Championships, Baku

2019 World Championships, Tokyo Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi

2020 Grand Slam, Paris

2021 Olympic Games, Tokyo