Claudymar Garcés
Venezuelan karateka (born 1998)
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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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Medal record
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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
In 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
| 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
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Sequera.
