Defia Rosmaniar


Defia Rosmaniar is an Indonesian female taekwondo practitioner. She won medals at several multi-sport events, including Asian Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Southeast Asian Games and Islamic Solidarity Games. She won Indonesia's first gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Indonesia.

Career

Defia Rosmaniar took up taekwondo in 2007 following her brother. She entered into the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, her first international multi-sport event at the age of 18 and went onto secure bronze medals in women's team and mixed pair events. She represented Indonesia at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games claiming a bronze medal in the women's individual event and was part of the Indonesian women's squad which secured silver in the team event.
Rosmaniar won a gold medal in the women's poomsae individual event, which became the first medal to be earned by the host nation, Indonesia, at the 2018 Asian Games.