Sandra Sánchez (karateka)

Sandra Sánchez Jaime (born 16 September 1981)[1] is a Spanish karateka. In 2018, she became world champion in the women's individual kata event at the 2018 World Championships in Madrid, Spain.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in this event at the European Karate Championships in five consecutive years (2015 – 2019). She is also recognised by Guinness World Records for winning the most medals in the Karate1 Premier League; she has won 35 consecutive medals since January 2014.[4]

Sandra Sánchez
Sandra Sánchez (2018)
Personal information
Full nameSandra Sánchez Jaime
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Event(s)Individual kata
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2018 Madrid Individual kata
2016 Linz Individual kata
European Championships
2015 Istanbul Individual kata
2016 Montpellier Individual kata
2017 Kocaeli Individual kata
2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
European Games
2015 Baku Individual kata
2019 Minsk Individual kata
World Beach Games
2019 Doha Individual kata
World Games
2017 Wrocław Individual kata

She is scheduled to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6][7]

Career

In 2015, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the same year, she also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[8] In the final, she defeated Sandy Scordo of France.[8]

At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event. In 2017, she won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[9][10] In the final, she lost against Kiyou Shimizu of Japan.[10]

Sánchez in 2018

In 2018, she won the gold medal in her event at both the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[11][12]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[13] In the same year, she also represented Spain at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[14][15] Lastly, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[16][17]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Individual kata
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Individual kata
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Individual kata
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Individual kata
2017 European Championships Kocaeli, Turkey 1st Individual kata
World Games Wrocław, Poland 2nd Individual kata
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Individual kata
World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Individual kata
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Individual kata
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Individual kata
World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 1st Individual kata

References
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  7. "Stubbornness leads Sánchez to inaugural Olympic karate event". Taiwan News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. "Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games". The Japan Times. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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  13. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  14. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  16. Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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