Sandra Sánchez

For the Mexican judoka, see Sandra Sánchez (judoka).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Jaime.
Sandra Sánchez
Sánchez in 2018
Personal information
Full nameSandra Sánchez Jaime
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43)
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
EventIndividual kata
Coached byJesús Del Moral[1]
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual kata
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montpellier Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kocaeli Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gaziantep Individual kata
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Individual kata
World Beach Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Individual kata
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Individual kata

Sandra Sánchez Jaime (born 16 September 1981)[2] is a retired Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She is a two-time gold medallist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in this event at the European Karate Championships in seven consecutive competitions (2015 – 2022). She is also recognised by Guinness World Records for winning the most medals in the Karate1 Premier League; she won 35 consecutive medals between January 2014 and February 2020.[4]

Career

In 2015, Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the same year, she also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] In the final, she defeated Sandy Scordo of France.[5]

At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event.[6] In 2017, she won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[7][8] In the final, she lost against Kiyou Shimizu of Japan.[8]

Sánchez in 2018

In 2018, Sánchez won the gold medal in her event at both the European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9][10][11]

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[12] In the same year, she also represented Spain at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[13][14] Lastly, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[15][16]

In May 2021, Sánchez secured the gold medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[17][18] She also represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[19][20][21] She won the gold medal in the women's kata event.[1][3] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[22][23]

Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[24][25] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[26][27]

She retired from competitive sports after the 2022 World Games.[26][28]

In September 2022, a book series called Kat Karateka, written by Inés Masip and illustrated by Juan Carlos Bonache was released, inspired by Sandra Sánchez's career.[citation needed]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Individual kata
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Individual kata
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Individual kata
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Individual kata
2017 European Championships Kocaeli, Turkey 1st Individual kata
World Games Wrocław, Poland 2nd Individual kata
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Individual kata
World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Individual kata
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Individual kata
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Individual kata
World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 1st Individual kata
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 1st Individual kata
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1st Individual kata
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Individual kata
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 1st Individual kata
World Games Birmingham, United States 1st Individual kata

References

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  2. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Karate Star Sandra Sanchez recognised by Guinness World Records". World Karate Federation. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games". The Japan Times. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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  9. ^ "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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  11. ^ "Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships". World Karate Federation. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  15. ^ Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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  18. ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  19. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  20. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Stubbornness leads Sánchez to inaugural Olympic karate event". Taiwan News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  22. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  23. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  24. ^ Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  25. ^ "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  26. ^ a b "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Sandra Sanchez: Golden farewell to a Kata legend". World Karate Federation. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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