| Karla Navas | |
| Full Name: | Karla Andrea Navas Boyd |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Panama City, Panama |
| Natlteam: | 2018–present (PAN) |
| Club: | No Limits |
| Headcoach: | Carlos Rafael Gil |
| Show-Medals: | true |
Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2024 Pan American champion on vault.
Navas was born in Panama in 2004. Her mother Veronica Boyd was also a gymnast and her grandfather Guillermo Boyd represented Panama in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games.[1]
Navas made her international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around.[2] She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around.[3] In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[4]
Navas was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Hillary Heron. Together they finished twenty-third as a team. Individually Navas finished 47th in the all-around.[5] Navas ended the season competing at the Junior South American Championships. She placed sixth in the all-around and helped Panama place third as a team. During event finals she placed first on uneven bars, fourth on vault, and fifth on balance beam.[6]
Navas became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore Navas did not compete that year. She returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Panama place fourth as a team and individually she placed seventh in the all-around. During event finals she placed fourth on vault and sixth on balance beam.[7] [8]
Navas competed at the Bolivarian Games where she helped Panama finish third as a team. Individually she finished ninth in the all-around. She won silver on vault behind Yamilet Peña and bronze on balance beam. She next competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Panama finish tenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, she placed twenty-first in the all-around but won gold on vault. Additionally she qualified to compete at the upcoming World Championships as an individual.[9] [10] At the South American Games Navas helped Panama finish fifth as a team. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on the uneven bars and balance beam, and seventh on vault.
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | ||||||||
| 2018 | align=left | 7 | ||||||
| align=left | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| align=left | South American Championships | 11 | ||||||
| align=left | Top Gym | 26 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 23 | 47 | |||||||
| align=left | South American Championships | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Senior | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| align=left | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 2022 | align=left | 9 | ||||||
| align=left | 10 | 21 | ||||||
| align=left | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||
| align=left | 77 | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| align=left | 7 | 11 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| align=left | 4 | |||||||
| align=left | 43 | |||||||
| align=left | 7 | 12 | ||||||
| 2024 | align=left | |||||||
| align=left | ||||||||
| align=left | ||||||||
| align=left | 5 | 6 | ||||||