Vic Charles

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Vic Charles
BornVictor John Charles [1]
Saint Lucia [2]
Style Wado-ryu Karate [3] [ failed verification ]
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Venice Kumite +80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Titograd Kumite +80 kg
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Sydney Kumite +80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Cairo Kumite +80 kg
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Santa Clara Kumite open
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 London Kumite open

Victor John-Charles (born Saint Lucia) is a British karateka. He has an 8th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple individual and team medals at the World Championship, World Games and European Karate Championships. [4] Vic Charles came 3rd in 1983 television competition Superstars. [5] Vic Charles was awarded an MBE for Services to karate in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 1989. This was the first time the sport of karate had been acknowledged in such a fashion. On retiring from competitive karate in 1990 Vic continued as chief instructor of British Sport Karate Association (B.S.K.A.) the Association he established in 1985. The Association dominated English karate competitions and won 2 European Club Team titles. The association counted 3 World and European Champions as members Mervyn Etienne, Mike Sailsman, and Willie Thomas. Vic was appointed English national coach in 1996 and became technical manager of the Performance Plan in 1997 until 1999. He was a member of the board of Karate England until 1999. [6] [7]

Achievements

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS

British and English Titles

International and Association Titles

References

  1. "Queen's birthday honours". Herald Scotland . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. Board members
  3. Robb, Ralph (24 January 2013). Memoirs of a Karate Fighter. HopeRoad. ISBN   9781908446152 . Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. "Board of Directors". Karate Sport England. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. "Superstars roll of honour". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. "Karate: Governing body in chaos after website statement". The Times . Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. "Self-inflicted blows may bring Karate England to its knees". The Times . 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2014.