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| Born | 6 April 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geoffrey Berens (born 6 April 1983) [1] is a Dutch karateka. He is a two-time silver medalist in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the World Karate Championships, both in 2014 and 2016. [2] [3] In 2017, he represented the Netherlands at the World Games in the men's kumite 60 kg event without winning a medal. [4] This also marked the end of his sports career. [4]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg |
| World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 2nd | Kumite 60 kg | |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Kumite 60 kg |
Luca Maresca is an Italian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Steven Da Costa, sometimes written as Steven Dacosta is a French karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a three-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Jonathan Horne is a German karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event. He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Valéria Kumizaki is a Brazilian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Games.
Irina Zaretska is a Ukrainian and Azerbaijani karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the European Games.
Merve Çoban is a Turkish karateka. She won the bronze medal in the 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a gold medalist and a two-time silver medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the European Karate Championships.
Ken Nishimura is a Japanese karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate. He competed in the men's 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.
Ryutaro Araga is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the kumite 84 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. At the Asian Games he won the gold medal in this event both in 2014 and in 2018. He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Asian Karate Championships.
Tareg Ali Hamedi is a Saudi Arabian karateka. He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in the men's +75 kg event after being disqualified for knocking out his opponent with an illegal kick. He is an eight-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships. He is also a gold medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games and a bronze medalist at the 2018 Asian Games.
Wen Tzu-yun is a Taiwanese karateka. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event. She is also a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the Asian Games and a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the World Karate Championships.
Hiroto Shinohara is a Japanese karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games which was held in the Incheon, South Korea.
Darkhan Assadilov is a Kazakhstani karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2010, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.
Alisa Theresa Buchinger is an Austrian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships, both in 2015 and in 2017.
Yves Martial Tadissi is a Hungarian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg kumite event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. He is also a four-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Firdovsi Farzaliyev is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. He also won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.
Giana Mohamed Farouk Lotfy is an Egyptian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships. She is also a gold medalist in her event at the African Games, the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Mediterranean Games.
Eray Şamdan is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Gogita Arkania is a Georgian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships. He also represented Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Emil Pavlov is a Macedonian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is a two-time gold medalist in the men's 60 kg event at the European Karate Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Douglas Brose is a Brazilian karateka. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the World Karate Championships. He also won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.
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