Valéria Kumizaki Explained
Valéria Kumizaki |
Birth Date: | 1985 4, df=yes |
Country: | Brazil |
Sport: | Karate |
Weight Class: | 55 kg |
Event: | Kumite |
Valéria Kumizaki (born 15 April 1985)[1] [2] is a Brazilian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.[3] She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Games.
Career
Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival held in Tlaxcala, Mexico.[4] In 2017, at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event.[5] [6] In the final, she defeated Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan.[6]
In 2019, Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7] She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[8] In both events, Kathryn Campbell of Canada won the silver medal.[7] [8]
In June 2021, Kumizaki competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9] She was eliminated in her third match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria. In November 2021, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kumizaki competed in the women's kumite 55kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[10] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2023, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[11] She was eliminated in her first match.[11]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Kumite 53kg |
2010 | South American Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Kumite 55kg |
3rd | Team kumite |
2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 3rd | Kumite 55kg |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Kumite 55kg |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Kumite 55kg |
2017 | World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | Kumite 55kg | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Valéria Kumizaki. 2019 Pan American Games. 17 April 2020. 30 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430205417/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1134316-kumizaki-valeria.htm. dead.
- 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.
- News: Etchells. Daniel. 29 October 2016. Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 May 2020.
- Web site: Karate Medalists. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213015617/http://www.wkf.net/pdf/news/results_for_each_category.pdf. 13 December 2014. 22 August 2020. 2014 Pan American Sports Festival.
- News: Winters. Max. The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row. 25 July 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
- 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.
- 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. 2 June 2020. 2 June 2020. 2019 Pan American Games.
- News: Pavitt. Michael. Warner breaks Pan American Games and Canadian decathlon records to claim Toronto 2015 gold. 23 July 2015. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.