Mari Nilsen

Mari Romundset Nilsen (born 7 October 2003) is a Norwegian taekwondo practitioner. She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships.

Career From Aure Municipality in Norway, she is a member of Aure Kampsportklubb. She became senior Norwegian taekwondo champion in December 2021. She made her senior international debut at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester. She was subsequently selected for the 67kg division at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships in Guadalajara.

In February 2023, she was runner up at the Olympic qualifying event in Istanbul, losing in the final against the Belgian world champion Sarah Chaâri.

She won the bronze medal in the Women’s Welterwight division at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships. Entering the competition she had a world ranking of 30. In the semifinals she faced the Jordanian world number two Julyana Al-Sadeq.

She was selected to compete at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.