Kiyou Shimizu Explained

Kiyou Shimizu
Native Name:清水希容
Native Name Lang:Japanese
Birth Date:1993 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Osaka, Japan
Country:Japan
Sport:Karate
Rank:3rd[1]
Event:Individual kata
Universityteam:Kansai University

Kiyou Shimizu (清水希容, Shimizu Kiyō, born 7 December 1993)[2] [3] is a Japanese karateka competing in the women's kata event. She won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Shimizu is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Games.

Career

In 2014, Shimizu represented Japan at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, and she won the gold medal in the women's kata event. A month later, she became world champion in this event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[5] [6] In 2015, she won the gold medal in this event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.[7]

At the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria, Shimizu repeated her 2014 success by winning the gold medal in the women's kata event for the second time.[5] [8] In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[9] [10] [11] In the final, she defeated Sandra Sánchez of Spain.[10]

In 2018, Shimizu won a medal in three major tournaments. At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event.[12] She also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3] [13] [14] Her success continued at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain where she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event.[11] [15] In the final, she lost against Sandra Sánchez of Spain.[11] [15] [16]

At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Shimizu won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[17] [18]

Shimizu represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[19] [20] She reached the final in the women's kata event, but lost the gold medal bout to Spain's Sandra Sánchez Jamie.[21]

In 2023, Shimizu won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[22] [23] She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Personal life

She studied at Kansai University.[24]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue RankEvent
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea1stIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsBremen, Germany1stIndividual kata
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan1stIndividual kata
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria1stIndividual kata
2017World GamesWrocław, Poland1stIndividual kata
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1stIndividual kata
Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1stIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain2ndIndividual kata
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan1stIndividual kata
2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan2ndIndividual kata
2023Asian ChampionshipsMalacca, Malaysia2ndIndividual kata
Asian GamesHangzhou, China1stIndividual kata

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Karate Federation Official Ranking WKF . 2023-10-30 . www.wkf.net.
  2. Web site: Shimizu's Instagram Page.
  3. Web site: Karate Results. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf. 19 April 2020. 19 April 2020.
  4. News: Palmer. Dan. 5 August 2021. Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 August 2021.
  5. News: Etchells. Daniel. 29 October 2016. Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 2 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030132303/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1043154/four-gold-medals-for-japan-on-opening-day-of-finals-at-2016-karate-world-championships. 30 October 2016.
  6. Web site: 2014 World Karate Championships Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20211124045916/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/5/Results.pdf . 24 November 2021 . 21 August 2022 . sportdata.org.
  7. Web site: Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181127151950/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-senior-resultados-13th-akf-senior-championships-4-6-september-yokohama-japan-001.pdf. 27 November 2018. 21 August 2020. 2015 Asian Karate Championships.
  8. Web site: 2016 World Karate Championships Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831202740/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/74/Results.pdf. 31 August 2020. 23 June 2021. Sportdata.
  9. News: Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games. 26 July 2017. The Japan Times. 18 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Karate Results. 2017 World Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf. 24 April 2020. 24 April 2020.
  11. Web site: Hernon. Matthew. 16 August 2019. Meet the Tokyo 2020 Athletes: Karate Sensation Ryo Kiyuna. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604172418/https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2019/08/meet-tokyo-2020-athletes-karate-sensation-ryo-kiyuna/. 4 June 2020. 4 June 2020. Tokyo Weekender.
  12. News: Etchells. Daniel. Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships. 14 July 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 April 2020.
  13. News: 26 August 2018. Ryo Kiyuna, Kiyou Shimizu continue to help raise karate's profile. The Japan Times. live. 1 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601172955/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/08/26/more-sports/kiyuna-shimizu-continue-help-raise-karates-profile/. 1 June 2020.
  14. News: Etchells. Daniel. Unified Korean team win dragon boat bronze medal on historic day at 2018 Asian Games. 25 August 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 April 2020.
  15. Web site: 2018 World Karate Championships. SportData. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426163137/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/set-online/popup_main.php?popup_action=results&vernr=188&active_menu=calendar. 26 April 2020. 26 April 2020.
  16. Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042620/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/188/ResultBook_188_20190309_072813-compressed.pdf. 26 November 2020. 30 December 2020. 2018 World Karate Championships.
  17. News: Rowbottom. Mike. Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships. 20 July 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 April 2020.
  18. Web site: 2019 Asian Karate Championships Results. World Karate Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf. 23 April 2020. 23 April 2020.
  19. News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. WKF.net. 18 April 2020.
  20. News: Shefferd. Neil. World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
  21. Web site: 2021-08-05. Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jamie tops Japan's Kiyou Shimizu to win first karate Olympic gold. 2021-08-06. The Japan Times. en-US.
  22. News: Burke . Patrick . 21 July 2023 . Lau wins battle of Olympic medallists on first day of AKF Senior Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 22 July 2023.
  23. Web site: 2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724195236/https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . Sportdata.org.
  24. Web site: Kiyou Shimizu won the title for FISU 8th World University Karate Championships. 20 July 2012. Kansai University. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601171623/http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/archives/2012/07/kiyou-shimizu-won-the-title-for-fisu-8th-world-university-karate-championships.html. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020.

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