Vinícius Figueira (born 15 April 1991)[1] is a Brazilian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2][3]
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| Born | 15 April 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2014, Figueira won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[4]
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[1][5]
In March 2020, Figueira was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.[6][7] This changed in March 2021 after the World Karate Federation revised the system for Olympic qualification.[8] In June 2021, he failed to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]
Figueira won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[10][11]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 1st | Kumite 67 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Vinícius Figueira". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 qualification system revised". World Karate Federation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
edit- Vinícius Figueira at KarateRec.com
- Vinícius Figueira at the International World Games Association
