Camilo Velozo
Chilean karateka (born 1996)
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Camilo Esteban Velozo Zúñiga (born 2 February 1996)[1] is a Chilean karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2][3] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[1][4][5]
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| Full name | Camilo Esteban Velozo Zúñiga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, Velozo competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He was eliminated in his third match by Sultan Al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia.[6]
Velozo competed in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago de Chile, Chile | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
