Yorgelis Salazar Explained

Yorgelis Salazar
Birth Date:1997 11, df=yes
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Country:Venezuela
Sport:Karate
Weight Class:50 kg

Yorgelis Salazar (born 10 November 1997)[1] is a Venezuelan karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[1] [2] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]

Career

In June 2021, Salazar competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She was eliminated in her second match by Jana Messerschmidt of Germany.[4] In November 2021, Salazar was eliminated in her first match in the women's 50kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]

Salazar won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[6] She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[6] In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3] She defeated Aika Okazaki of Japan in her bronze medal match.[3] A week later, Salazar won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7] [8]

Achievements

Year Competition Location Rank Event
2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia2ndKumite 50kg
2ndTeam kumite
World GamesBirmingham, United States2ndKumite 50kg
South American GamesAsunciĆ³n, Paraguay1stKumite 50kg
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdKumite 50kg
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1stKumite 50kg

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. News: Valderrama . Aeron Paul . World Games: Junna Tsukii takes under-50 kumite gold . 9 July 2022 . Tiebreaker Times . 9 July 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Medalists . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711111550/https://kihapp-eu.s3.amazonaws.com/results-index-edcb6861764e076278e9a17e2f9f63f9.pdf . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . 2022 Bolivarian Games.
  7. Web site: 5 November 2023 . Karatekas from Chile shine on Day 2 of Karate at Pan American Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211064912/https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karatekas-from-chile-shine-on-day-2-of-karate-at-pan-american-games/2404 . 11 December 2023 . 16 March 2024 . World Karate Federation.
  8. Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227171340/https://wrs-panam2023-resources.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/santiago/reports/KTE-------------------------------.RBK_1_0.pdf . 27 December 2023 . 12 March 2024 . 2023 Pan American Games.