Anastasija Zolotic is an American taekwondo athlete and Olympic gold medalist. She won the silver medal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the Girls 49 kg weight class and qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On Sunday 25 July 2021, she became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in taekwondo, defeating Tatiana Minina of the ROC 25 to 17. Her parents are immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zolotic has a grand future in her Korean-born martial art defined by acrobatic kicks and often featuring bouts decided by thrilling, last-second scores. The U.S. has a solid Olympic record of 10 medals despite taekwondo’s low profile back home compared to fellow combat sports boxing or mixed martial arts, but Zolotic fervently believes there’s a new era of growth coming for taekwondo.

Olympic Sports, Olympic Gold Medalist, Sports Martial Arts, Athlete, Award-Winning Athlete,