Kayo Someya
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Born | 14 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kayo Someya (born 14 May 1991)[1] is a Japanese karateka. She is the 2012 World Champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event and a four-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
Career
She represented Japan at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia and she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[2]
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[3][4]
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Chao Jou of Taiwan.[1]
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[6][7] This became the silver medal after a confirmed doping violation of Nodira Djumaniyazova of Uzbekistan, the original gold medalist.[8][9] In 2021, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10][11] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[11]
Personal life
She is the older sister of Mayumi Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.[12]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
3rd | Team kumite | |||
2013 | World Games | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
3rd | Team kumite | |||
World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Kumite 68 kg |
2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
3rd | Team kumite |
References
- ^ a b c "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Ceyco Georgia Dapat Medali Emas yang Tertunda dari Kejuaraan Karate Asia 2019". skor (in Indonesian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Report of Anti-Doping Matter" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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- Living people
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- Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games
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- Asian Games medalists in karate
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
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