Paola García Lozano (born 22 February 2006)[1] is a Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Paola García
Personal information
Full namePaola García Lozano
Born (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Team kata
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Individual kata
World U21 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Venice Individual kata

In October 2023, García won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[4] She defeated Sakura Kokumai of the United States in her bronze medal match.[4] García also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kata event.[4]

She won the one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[5]

Achievements

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Year Competition Location Rank Event
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Individual kata
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 1st Individual kata
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 3rd Individual kata

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Individual Kata Entry List" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.