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Valéria Kumizaki
Personal information
Born	15 April 1985 (age 39)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Karate
Weight class	55 kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing Brazil
World Championships
Pan American Games
World Games
South American Games

Valéria Kumizaki (born 15 April 1985)^[1]^[2] is a Brazilian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria.^[3] She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the Pan American Games.

Career

Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival held in Tlaxcala, Mexico.^[4] In 2017, at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55 kg event.^[5]^[6] In the final, she defeated Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan.^[6]

In 2019, Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.^[7] She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.^[8] In both events, Kathryn Campbell of Canada won the silver medal.^[7]^[8]

In June 2021, Kumizaki competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[9] She was eliminated in her third match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria. In November 2021, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kumizaki competed in the women's kumite 55 kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.^[10] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2023, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[11] She was eliminated in her first match.^[11]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Kumite 53 kg
2010	South American Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	Kumite 55 kg
2010	South American Games	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	Team kumite
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	Kumite 55 kg
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Kumite 55 kg
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	1st	Kumite 55 kg
2016	World Championships	Linz, Austria	2nd	Kumite 55 kg
2017	World Games	Wrocław, Poland	1st	Kumite 55 kg
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Kumite 55 kg
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Kumite 55 kg
2022	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	Kumite 55 kg

References

^ "Valéria Kumizaki". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Pavitt, Michael (23 July 2015). "Warner breaks Pan American Games and Canadian decathlon records to claim Toronto 2015 gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.