# Sofya Berultseva

Sofya Berultseva (born 6 November 2000) is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka Olympic bronze medallist, she represents Kazakhstan internationally at Kumite (Karate) events. She won a bronze medal in her event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Career

Berultseva has won several medals at Asian Karate Championships (Continental Championship) in individual kumite category and she also won several medals, including gold, silver and bronze medals, in the World Karate Federation Karate 1 Leagues and Series Championships.
In 2021, she won gold medal in the Karate 1 Premier League Karate Championships held at Istanbul, Turkey.
Berultseva competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She did not qualify at this tournament but she was able to qualify via Continental representation soon after.
Berultseva gained a bronze medal for Kazakhstan in Women’s +61 Kg Kumite Category at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Feryal Abdelaziz beat her, 5:4, to claim a place in the gold medal event against Azerbaijan’s Irina Zaretska. Berultseva however was guaranteed a bronze medal as peculiarly karate does not have a third place play-off match and the losing semi finalists both get a bronze medal.
In December 2021, Berultseva won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.
Berultseva won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. She defeated María Torres of Spain in her gold medal match. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
In 2023, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

## Achievements

Competition Records :
| YEAR | COMPETITION | VENUE | RANK/POSITION | EVENT |
| 2021 | Karate 1 Premier League | Lisbon Portugal | Participate | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2021 | Karate 1 Premier League | Istanbul Turkey | Gold | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2020 | Karate 1 Premier League | Salzburg Austria | Bronze | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2020 | Karate 1 Premier League | Dubai United Arab Emirates | 5th | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2020 | Karate 1 Premier League | Paris France | Participate | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2020 | Karate 1 Series A | Santiago Chile | 5th | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Madrid Spain | Gold | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Moscow ROC | Bronze | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Series A | Santiago Chile | 5th | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Tokyo ROC | Participate | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship | Tashkent Uzbekistan | Silver | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Series A | Montreal Canada | Bronze | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Shanghai China | Gold | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Series A | Istanbul Turkey | Bronze | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | 18th Cadet, Junior and Under21 Asian Karate Championship | Kota Kinabalu Malaysia | Silver | U-21 Kumite Female 68+ Kg |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Rabat Morocco | Participate | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Series A | Salzburg Austria | Bronze | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2019 | Karate 1 Premier League | Dubai United Arab Emirates | Participate | Female 68+ Kg Kumite |
| 2018 | Karate 1 Youth League | Sofia Bulgaria | Participate | Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg |
| 2017 | 10th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships | Tenerife Spain | Gold | Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg |
| 2017 | 16th Asian Cadet, Junior & Under 21 Karate Championships | Astana Kazakhstan | Gold | Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg |
| 2017 | 10th WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth Cup | Umag Croatia | Bronze | Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg |
| 2016 | 15th Asian Cadet, Junior & Under 21 Karate Championships | Jakarta Indonesia | Gold | Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg |