Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera[a][1] (born 2 October 1998)[2] is a Venezuelan karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4]
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| Full name | Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She represented Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's 61 kg event.[5]
Career
editIn 2018, Garcés won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
In 2021, Garcés qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] She finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's 61 kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals.[5]
She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[8] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.
In 2023, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[9] In the same year, she competed in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10] She was eliminated in her first match.[10] A week later, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[11][12]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | Kumite 61 kg | |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Kumite 61 kg |
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Sequera.
References
edit- ^ "Claudymar Garcés". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Claudymar Garcés Sequera". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Presidente Vizcarra se encarga de dar la medalla de oro a Alexandra Grande". Agencia Peruana de Noticias (in Spanish). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Second batch of Tokyo 2020-bound karateka go forward from WKF final qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Women's 61 kg Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Karatekas from Chile shine on Day 2 of Karate at Pan American Games". World Karate Federation. 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links
edit- Claudymar Garcés – World Karate Federation ranking
- Claudymar Garcés at KarateRec.com
- Claudymar Garcés at Olympics.com
- Claudymar Garcés at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
