Wang Yi-ta

Wang Yi-ta
Born (1991-08-28) August 28, 1991 (age 33)
ResidenceTaiwan
StyleKata
Medal record
Men's Karate
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Palembang Men's kata
World Beach Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Kata
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2018 Amman Individual kata

Wang Yi-ta (Chinese: 王翌達; pinyin: Wáng Yìdá) is a Taiwanese karateka.

Wang won third place at the Karate1 Premier League games in Busan in 2012, and took second place at the Karate1 Premier League games in Paris in 2018, and two third places at the events in Rotterdam and Rabat.[1] He has competed several times at the Asian Karate Championships, winning silver at the 2013 Championships in Dubai, bronze at the 2017 Championships in Astana, and silver at the 2018 Championships in Amman.[2][3][4]

At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Wang competed in the Men's kata events, defeating Chris Cheng, Kuok Kin Hang, and Park Heejun to reach the final, but losing to Ryo Kiyuna of Japan, to take the silver medal.[5][6] At the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Wang took silver in the Kata.[7] Wang, then 13th in the World Karate Federation's rankings, defeated a number of higher-ranked favourites to reach the final.[8] He completed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in his pool during the elimination round.[9]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2019 World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 2nd Individual kata

References

  1. ^ "WKF Ranking:YI TA WANG TPE2070 CHINESE TAIPEI". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Results12th AKF Senior Chamionship [sic] and 13th AKFJunior & Cadet Championship - 2013-12-03" (PDF). World Karate Federation. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "16th AKF Cadet, Junior, U-21 and 14thAKF Senior Championships - 2017-07-09 Official Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "15th AKF Senior Championships Official Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ^ Yung-chieh, Chou; Hsiao-ling, Hsu (25 August 2018). "Asian Games: Taiwan wins silver in Karate". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ^ "2018 Asiad: Chinese Taipei Garners 8 Gold, 11 Silver & 14 Bronze Medals at Last Count". National Policy Foundation. August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Karate - World Beach Games - 2019". the-sports.org. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Damian Quintero completes dream day for Spain with Male Kata gold at ANOC World Beach Games". World Karate Federation. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ Hsieh, Ching-wen; Ko, Lin (6 August 2021). "OLYMPICS/Taiwan karateka Wang Yi-ta knocked out of elimination round in Tokyo". Retrieved 6 August 2021.