Kiyou Shimizu
Japanese karateka (born 1993)
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Kiyou Shimizu (清水希容, Shimizu Kiyō, born 7 December 1993)[2][3] is a Japanese karateka competing in the women's kata event. She won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Shimizu is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Games.
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| Native name | 清水希容 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1993 Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 3rd[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Individual kata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Kansai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2014, Shimizu represented Japan at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, and she won the gold medal in the women's kata event. A month later, she became world champion in this event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[5][6] In 2015, she won the gold medal in this event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Yokohama, Japan.[7]
At the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria, Shimizu repeated her 2014 success by winning the gold medal in the women's kata event for the second time.[5][8] In 2017, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[9][10][11] In the final, she defeated Sandra Sánchez of Spain.[10]
In 2018, Shimizu won a medal in three major tournaments. At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event.[12] She also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3][13][14] Her success continued at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain where she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event.[11][15] In the final, she lost against Sandra Sánchez of Spain.[11][15][16]
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Shimizu won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[17][18]
Shimizu represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[19][20] She reached the final in the women's kata event, but lost the gold medal bout to Spain's Sandra Sánchez Jamie.[21]
In 2023, Shimizu won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[22][23] She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Personal life
She studied at Kansai University.[24]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2017 | World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Individual kata |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Individual kata | |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Malacca, Malaysia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 1st | Individual kata |
