Japan at the 2013 World Games

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Japan at the
2013 World Games
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World Games appearances

Japan competed at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia.

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Medalists

Medal [1] NameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ryutaro Araga Karate Men's kumite 84 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kayo Someya Karate Women's kumite 68 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yukina Iwamoto Sumo Lightweight Women
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tatsuma Kawaguchi SumoLightweight Men
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ayumi Uekusa Karate Women's kumite +68 kg
Silver medal icon.svg SilverToshiki Yasui Waterski & Wakeboard Wakeboard - Freestyle Men
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ryo Kiyuna Karate Men's kata
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeYukako Fukushima Powerlifting Women's lightweight
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeMutoshi MatsunagaSumoHeavyweight Men
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeAsano MatsuuraSumoMiddleweight Women

Karate

In total, three gold medals and one bronze medal were won by Japanese karateka. [2]

Ryutaro Araga won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event, Kayo Someya won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event and Ayumi Uekusa won the gold medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event. [2] Ryo Kiyuna won the bronze medal in the men's kata event. [2]

Powerlifting

Yukako Fukushima won the bronze medal in the women's lightweight event. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.