Valéria Kumizaki

Valéria Kumizaki (born 15 April 1985)[1][2] is a Brazilian karateka. In 2016, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.[3] She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Games.

Valéria Kumizaki
Personal information
Born (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Brazil
World Karate Championships
2016 Linz Kumite -55 kg
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Kumite -55 kg
2019 Lima Kumite -55 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro Kumite -53 kg
2011 Guadalajara Kumite -55 kg
World Games
2017 Wrocław Kumite -55 kg
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba Kumite -55 kg
2010 Medellín Kumite -55 kg
2010 Medellín Team kumite
2014 Santiago Kumite -55 kg

Career

In 2014, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival held in Tlaxcala, Mexico.[4] In 2017, at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55 kg event.[5][6] In the final, she defeated Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan.[6]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[7] She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[8] In both events, Kathryn Campbell of Canada won the silver medal.[7][8]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 2nd Kumite 55 kg
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 1st Kumite 55 kg

References
  1. "Valéria Kumizaki". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. Pavitt, Michael (23 July 2015). "Warner breaks Pan American Games and Canadian decathlon records to claim Toronto 2015 gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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