Silvia Semeraro Explained
Silvia Semeraro |
Birth Date: | 1996 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Faggiano, Italy[1] |
Country: | Italy |
Sport: | Karate |
Weight Class: | 68 kg |
Silvia Semeraro (born 2 May 1996)[2] is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[3] [4] She won the silver medal in the women's 68kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Semeraro represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's +61kg event.[6]
Career
At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event.[7] A month later, Semeraro won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[8] [9]
In 2021, Semeraro qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] [11] At the Olympics, she finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's +61 kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals.[6] In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[12] [13] In November 2021, Semeraro won the silver medal in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14] [15] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[15] [16]
Semeraro competed in the women's 68kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[17] She won the silver medal in the women's 68kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[18] [19] In the final, she lost against Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt.[18] [20] Semeraro won the gold medal in the women's 68kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[21] [22]
Semeraro won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.
Achievements
Notes and References
- Web site: SILVIA SEMERARO . 13 June 2021 . tokyo2020.coni.it.
- Web site: Giochi del Mediterraneo Tarragona 2018 – Silvia Semeraro. tarragona2018.coni.it. Italian National Olympic Committee. 13 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109215430/http://www.tarragona2018.coni.it/it/azzurri/scheda_atleta/978-Silvia_Semeraro.html. 9 November 2019. Italian.
- News: Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019. Rowbottom. Mike. 29 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 February 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119144820/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081403/spain-take-three-golds-on-opening-day-of-karate-competition-at-minsk-2019. 19 November 2020.
- 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.
- News: Houston. Michael. 16 July 2021. Italian karate team for Tokyo 2020 revealed at CONI reception. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 July 2021.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. dead. 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. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- 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.
- News: 24 June 2018 . Turkey top medal table of Mediterranean Games . World Karate Federation . 22 August 2022.
- Web site: 2018 Mediterranean Games. World Karate Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426191043/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/-resultados-mediterranean-games-003.pdf. 26 April 2020. 26 April 2020.
- Web site: Gaysinsky among last six karateka to qualify for Tokyo 2020 after Canada protest. Berkeley. Geoff. 13 June 2021. Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 13 June 2021.
- 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. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021. World Karate Federation.
- News: 25 October 2021. Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships. World Karate Federation. 16 November 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116112906/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/469/ResultBook_469_20211024_191314_compressed.pdf. 16 November 2021. 16 November 2021. Sportdata.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 20 November 2021. Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 November 2021.
- 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.
- News: Morgan. Liam. 21 November 2021. Egypt dethrone France as Japan sweep kata titles at Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 21 November 2021.
- 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.
- News: Houston . Michael . 27 June 2022 . Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games . . 27 June 2022.
- News: 28 June 2022 . Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games . World Karate Federation . 28 June 2022.
- Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705100714/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/KTE/ResultBook/GDM2022_KTE_v1.0.pdf . 5 July 2022 . 5 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
- News: New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022 . 10 July 2022 . World Karate Federation . live . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710090554/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karate-the-world-games-2022/1990 . 10 July 2022.
- 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.