Sandra Sánchez Explained

Sandra Sánchez
Full Name:Sandra Sánchez Jaime
Birth Date:1981 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Country:Spain
Sport:Karate
Event:Individual kata
Coach:Jesús Del Moral[1]

Sandra Sánchez Jaime (born 16 September 1981)[2] is a retired Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She is a two-time gold medallist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in this event at the European Karate Championships in seven consecutive competitions (2015 – 2022). She is also recognised by Guinness World Records for winning the most medals in the Karate1 Premier League; she won 35 consecutive medals between January 2014 and February 2020.[4]

Career

In 2015, Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the same year, she also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] In the final, she defeated Sandy Scordo of France.[5]

At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event.[6] In 2017, she won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[7] [8] In the final, she lost against Kiyou Shimizu of Japan.[8]

In 2018, Sánchez won the gold medal in her event at both the European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9] [10] [11]

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[12] In the same year, she also represented Spain at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[13] [14] Lastly, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[15] [16]

In May 2021, Sánchez secured the gold medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[17] [18] She also represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[19] [20] [21] She won the gold medal in the women's kata event.[1] [3] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[22] [23]

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[24] [25] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[26] [27]

She retired from competitive sports after the 2022 World Games.[26] [28]

In September 2022, a book series called Kat Karateka, written by Inés Masip and illustrated by Juan Carlos Bonache was released, inspired by Sandra Sánchez's career.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey1stIndividual kata
European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan1stIndividual kata
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France1stIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdIndividual kata
2017European ChampionshipsKocaeli, Turkey1stIndividual kata
World GamesWrocław, Poland2ndIndividual kata
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia1stIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stIndividual kata
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain1stIndividual kata
European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stIndividual kata
World Beach GamesDoha, Qatar1stIndividual kata
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia1stIndividual kata
Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan1stIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates1stIndividual kata
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey1stIndividual kata
World GamesBirmingham, United States1stIndividual kata

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 8 August 2021 . Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion . BBC Sport . 8 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Entry List by NOC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106215132/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/nh/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C32A_1.0.pdf . 6 January 2021 . 6 January 2021 . 2017 World Games.
  3. News: Palmer . Dan . 5 August 2021 . Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut . InsideTheGames.biz . 5 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 29 December 2020 . Karate Star Sandra Sanchez recognised by Guinness World Records . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201229193943/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-star-sandra-sanchez-recognised-by-guinness-world-records/1459 . 29 December 2020 . 31 December 2020 . World Karate Federation.
  5. News: Etchells . Daniel . 14 June 2015 . Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds . InsideTheGames.biz . 11 May 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. News: Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games . 26 July 2017 . The Japan Times . 18 April 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: 2018 European Karate Championships . World Karate Federation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200420004503/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/ekf-senior-resultados-53rd-ekf-senior-championships-novi-sad-serbia-may-10-13-001.pdf . 20 April 2020 . 20 April 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. News: 11 November 2020 . Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships . World Karate Federation . live . 19 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113062118/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-world-championships/1424 . 13 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200829122053/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/254/ResultBook_EKF_Seniors_2019.pdf . 29 August 2020 . 29 August 2020 . 2019 European Karate Championships.
  13. News: Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019 . Rowbottom . Mike . 29 June 2019 . InsideTheGames.biz . 1 February 2020.
  14. Web site: Karate Medalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815093537/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/281/C93%20-%20Karate%20-%20Medalists%20by%20Event%20%28Sun,%2030%20Jun%202019%20-%2018_19%29.pdf . 15 August 2020 . 15 August 2020 . 2019 European Games.
  15. News: Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games . Barker . Philip . 13 October 2019 . InsideTheGames.biz . 1 February 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. News: Houston . Michael . 22 May 2021 . Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 23 May 2021.
  18. Web site: 2021 European Karate Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523160437/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf . 23 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . World Karate Federation.
  19. News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020 . 18 March 2020 . World Karate Federation . 18 April 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030034007/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/meet-karates-first-qualified-athletes-for-tokyo-2020/1256 . 30 October 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: 13 March 2020 . Stubbornness leads Sánchez to inaugural Olympic karate event . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614212247/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3896780 . 14 June 2020 . 14 June 2020 . Taiwan News.
  22. News: Morgan . Liam . 20 November 2021 . Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships . . 20 November 2021.
  23. Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf . 21 November 2021 . 21 November 2021 . World Karate Federation.
  24. News: Sankar . Vimal . 28 May 2022 . Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships . . 3 June 2022.
  25. Web site: 2022 European Karate Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710151049/https://ucarecdn.com/d03cb6fd-5ad5-43b0-864c-f08e1e001d43/ . 10 July 2022 . 23 August 2022 . ucarecdn.com.
  26. News: 8 July 2022 . Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games . World Karate Federation . 9 July 2022.
  27. Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  28. News: 9 July 2022 . Sandra Sanchez: Golden farewell to a Kata legend . World Karate Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709200131/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/sandra-sanchez-golden-farewell-to-kata-legend/1989 . 2022-07-09 . 10 July 2022.

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