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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natsumi Kawamura is a Japanese karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event. [1] [2]
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event. [3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Team kumite |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Team kumite | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Team kumite |
Bettina Plank is an Austrian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Games.
Miho Miyahara is a Japanese karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships.
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.
Silvia Semeraro is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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.
Gu Shiau-shuang is a Taiwanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the final, she defeated Bakhriniso Babaeva of Uzbekistan.
Bakhriniso Babaeva is an Uzbekistani karateka. At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 50 kg event.
Gao Mengmeng is a Chinese karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite +68 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Taravat Khaksar is an Iranian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the final, she lost against Wen Tzu-yun of Chinese Taipei. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Kayo Someya is a Japanese karateka. She is the 2012 World Champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event and a five-time gold medalist in this 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 a 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.
Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani is an Indonesian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2017 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She also won multiple medals at both the Islamic Solidarity Games and the Asian Karate Championships.
Ayaka Saito is a Japanese karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event. In 2018, she also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan.
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.
Saleh Abazari is an Iranian karateka. At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event. Iran also won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event.
Ceyco Georgia Zefanya is an Indonesian karateka. She competes in the women's kumite 68 kg and team kumite events. She is a five-time medalist at the Southeast Asian Games and a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Asian Karate Championships.
Chao Jou is a Taiwanese karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea. In 2018, she lost her bronze medal match against Kayo Someya of Japan in that event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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.
Shara Hubrich is a German karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
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