Viviana Bottaro

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Viviana Bottaro
K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Female Kata 088.jpg
Bottaro in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 36)
Genoa, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Karate
Events
Club Fiamme Oro [1]
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual kata
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Paris Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Tokyo Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Belgrade Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Bremen Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Linz Individual kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 LinzTeam kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dubai Individual kata
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minsk Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Budapest Team kata
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Tampere Individual kata
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 İzmit Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 San Cristóbal
de La Laguna
Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Stavanger Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Bratislava Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Athens Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Zürich Team kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 BudapestIndividual kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 TampereTeam kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 İzmitIndividual kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Zagreb Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Adeje Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Istanbul Team kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Montpellier Individual kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 MontpellierTeam kata
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Poreč Individual kata
Bottaro awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021. Viviana Bottaro.JPG
Bottaro awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Viviana Bottaro (born 2 September 1987) is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3] Bottaro has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.

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Biography

In 2019, Bottaro won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. [4] The following month, she represented Italy at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event. [5] [6]

In 2020, Bottaro qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [7] [8]

In May 2021, Bottaro won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. [9] [10] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. [11] [12] In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [13]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2005 European Championships San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain2ndTeam kata
2006 European Championships Stavanger, Norway2ndTeam kata
2007 European Championships Bratislava, Slovakia2ndTeam kata
2008 World Championships Tokyo, Japan3rdTeam kata
2009 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia3rdTeam kata
2010 European Championships Athens, Greece2ndTeam kata
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia3rdTeam kata
2011 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland2ndTeam kata
2012 European Championships Adeje, Spain3rdTeam kata
World Championships Paris, France2ndTeam kata
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary2ndIndividual kata
1stTeam kata
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland1stIndividual kata
2ndTeam kata
World Championships Bremen, Germany3rdTeam kata
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey3rdTeam kata
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
World Championships Linz, Austria3rdIndividual kata
3rdTeam kata
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey2ndIndividual kata
1stTeam kata
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia2ndIndividual kata
World Championships Madrid, Spain3rd Individual kata
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain2ndIndividual kata
European Games Minsk, Belarus2nd Individual kata
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia3rdIndividual kata
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan3rd Individual kata
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates3rd Individual kata

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