Viviana Bottaro Explained

Viviana Bottaro
Birth Date:1987 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Country:Italy
Sport:Karate
Club:Fiamme Oro[1]

Viviana Bottaro (born 2 September 1987) is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3] Bottaro has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.

Biography

In 2019, Bottaro won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4] The following month, she represented Italy at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event.[5] [6]

In 2020, Bottaro qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] [8]

In May 2021, Bottaro won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[9] [10] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[11] [12] In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2005European ChampionshipsSan Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain2ndTeam kata
2006European ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway2ndTeam kata
2007European ChampionshipsBratislava, Slovakia2ndTeam kata
2008World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan3rdTeam kata
2009European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia3rdTeam kata
2010European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2ndTeam kata
World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdTeam kata
2011European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland2ndTeam kata
2012European ChampionshipsAdeje, Spain3rdTeam kata
World ChampionshipsParis, France2ndTeam kata
2013European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndIndividual kata
1stTeam kata
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stIndividual kata
2ndTeam kata
World ChampionshipsBremen, Germany3rdTeam kata
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdTeam kata
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey2ndIndividual kata
1stTeam kata
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia2ndIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdIndividual kata
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain2ndIndividual kata
European GamesMinsk, Belarus2ndIndividual kata
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia3rdIndividual kata
Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan3rdIndividual kata
World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdIndividual kata

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Karate. Polizia di Stato. it. 14 May 2020.
  2. News: Palmer. Dan. 5 August 2021. Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 August 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019. Rowbottom. Mike. 29 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 February 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. WKF.net. 18 April 2020.
  8. News: Shefferd. Neil. World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
  9. News: Houston. Michael. 22 May 2021. Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 23 May 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. News: 25 October 2021. Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships. World Karate Federation. 16 November 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.