Ariel Torres Explained
| Ariel Torres |
| National Team: | United States of America |
| Citizenship: | USA |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Cuba |
| Hometown: | Hialeah |
| Alma Mater: | Westland Hialeah Senior High |
| Occupation: | Professional Athlete |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
| Employer: | USA KARATE |
| Height: | 173.3 Cm |
| Weight: | 82 Kg |
| Website: | https://www.instagram.com/arielkarate1/?hl=en |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Karate |
| Rank: | San Dan Okinawa Goju Ryu Ni Dan Jyoshinmon Shorin Ryu |
| Event: | Individual kata |
| Team: | Team USA |
| Coach: | Jesus Del Moral |
| Nationals: | Multiple Times National Champion |
| Highestranking: | 2 WKF World RankingTop 10 Olympic Ranking |
Ariel Torres Gutierrez (born November 6, 1997)[1] is an American karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event.[4] [5] He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] [7]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Karate Results Book. 2019 World Beach Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601183633/https://back.awbg2019.bornan.net/pdfs/KTE/RBK.KTE-------------------------------_1_0.pdf. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020.
- News: Barker. Philip. 6 August 2021. World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 August 2021.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.
- News: Pavitt. Michael. Diaz wins men's kata gold while hosts Peru prevail in team competition. InsideTheGames.biz. April 28, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125191353/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083257/updates/55662. November 25, 2020.
- Web site: Karate Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200602230633/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. June 2, 2020. June 2, 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.
- Web site: 2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf. June 14, 2021. June 14, 2021. World Karate Federation.
- News: Kortemeier. Todd. June 12, 2021. Kareteka Ariel Torres Wins Olympic Qualifier To Secure Kata Spot In Tokyo. Team USA. June 14, 2021.
- Web site: 2023 World Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029174223/https://cdn.sportdata.org/543dcb8c-0cba-4652-a6cf-cbde494cd953/ . 29 October 2023 . 30 October 2023 . Sportdata.org.
