# Palina Glebova

Palina Glebova (born 19 September 1996 in Moscow) is a German taekwondo athlete and three-time Guinness World Record holder.

## World Records

Since November 2023, Glebova holds the Guinness World Record for throwing the most darts into a dartboard with one foot in one minute (she successfully threw nine darts, scoring 110 points).
In November 2024, she added two more Guinness Records: Most balloons burst by high-heel kicks above head height in one minute (achieved 22 balloons), and most balloons burst in mid-air with darts thrown by foot in one minute (achieved ten ballons).
She holds six additional world records recognized by the German Record Institute:
* Broke the most boards in thirty seconds with a jumped front kick (achieved 13 boards).
* Broke most boards in thirty seconds in a mixed team of two people.
* Broke most boards in one minute with a jumped front kick (achieved 23 boards).
* Broke most aerated concrete blocks with a raw egg in hand without breaking the egg (achieved four intact eggs).
* Burst most balloons, attached to a wall, in one minute by throwing darts with one foot from a distance of three metres (achieved 16 ballons).
* Most darts thrown into a dartboard with one foot in one minute (achieved seven darts).

## Taekwondo career

Glebova began practising the Korean martial art taekwondo at the age of ten. At junior level, Glebova achieved several podium places in full-contact (kyorugi) competitions at both regional and state championships. She has been an active poomsae athlete since she was a junior and has reached the podium several times.
As a senior, Glebova has continuously medalled since 2012, her highest national placement being fourth at a German national ranking tournament. In June 2021, Glebova became a national kyorugi referee for Germany. She is also a poomsae state judge in Schleswig-Holstein.

## Tournament record

| Year | Event | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2024 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Championships | Leezen | Ilbo Taeryon | 1st |
| 2023 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Gettorf | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
| 2019 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
| 2019 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Board Breaking | 2nd |
| 2017 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kaltenkirchen | Poomsae Individual | 2nd |
| 2014 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd |
| 2013 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 3rd |
| 2013 | German National Ranking Tournament | Bad Münder | Poomsae Individual | 4th |
| 2012 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Board Breaking | 1st |
| 2012 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Individual | 2nd |
| 2012 | Schleswig-Holstein State Championships | Kiebitzreihe | Poomsae Pairs | 2nd |

## Public appearances

Since 2021, Glebova is a recurring guest at ZDF-Fernsehgarten, where she performs taekwondo kicks and world records. In 2021, Glebova appeared in the music video of the pop song "Siamo fatti cosi" by Anthony Bauer jr. and Rocco Costa.
As part of the Adivina qué hago show in 2024, she performed a darts stunts act where, with her foot, she shot several ballons next to one of the show's hosts with one dart each. In October 2024, Glebova was featured in season four episode two of the German TV Show Germany's biggest secrets ("Deutschlands größte Geheimnisse") on Kabel Eins.

## Education

Glebova completed an apprenticeship as International Administration Manager, specialising in Office Management, in 2020 and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 2022.