Kiria Tikanah
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| Full name | Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 2000 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17:30, 1 August 2024 (UTC+8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman (born 25 June 2000) is a Singaporean épée fencer. She competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Education
Kira studied chemistry at National University of Singapore[2]
Career
Kiria started her fencing career at 10 as a foil fencer but changed to épée at the age of 12.[2]
Kiria won the gold medal for the individual epee event during the 2019 SEA Games.[2]
In April 2021, Kiria qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] During the Olympics Games, Kiria won 15-11 over Hong Kong’s Coco Lin in the round of 64 but lost 10-15 to Romania’s Ana Maria Popescu in the round of 32.[3]
During the 2021 SEA Games, Kiria lost to follow teammate Elle Koh in the finals and won the silver medal. Kiria failed to reach the finals during the 2023 SEA Games and won the joint bronze medal with Ivy Claire Dinoy of the Philippines.[4]
In 2023, Kiria reached the round of 16 of the Asian Fencing Championships but failed to break out of it.[5] In the same year, during the 2022 Asian Games, Kiria also lost in the round of 16.[4]
On 28 April 2024, Kiria qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics when she won India’s Taniksha Khatri at the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier.[4] During the Olympics Games, Kiria won her first match against Peru’s Maria Calderon 15-14 in the round of 64 but eventually lost to world number 3 Italy's Alberta Santuccio in the round of 32.[4]
In the 2024 Asian Fencing Championships, Kiria failed to make it past the round of 32.[5]
In 2025, Kiria won all her bouts in the pool stage for the 2025 Asian Fencing Championships. As a result, she received a bye and compete directly at the round of 32. She then won against Kazakhstan’s Sofiya Nikolaichuk and India's Taniksha Khatri and made it to the quarter-final stage. Kiria later beat Hong Kong's Chan Wai Ling 15-11 to set up a semi-final match against world rank number one Song Se-ra of South Korea. Kiria lost to Song 15-12 and won a joint bronze medal, her first medal for the Championships.[5]
References
- ^ "ABDUL RAHMAN Kiria Tikanah". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Aziz, Sazali Abdul (16 July 2021). "Olympics: Maturity and confidence, quietly cultivated, propel fencer Kiria Tikanah". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Hashimi, Hashirin Nurin. "Singaporean fencer Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman on finding her form for the Paris 2024 Olympics". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Ganesan, Deepanraj (28 April 2024). "Second Olympics beckon for Singapore epee fencer Kiria Tikanah". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Tan, Samuel (20 June 2025). "Singapore's Kiria Tikanah wins bronze at Asian Fencing C'ships and praise from coach". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
- Kiria Tikanah at the International Fencing Federation
- Kiria Tikanah at Olympics.com
- Kiria Tikanah at Olympedia