Valéria Kumizaki (born 15 April 1985) is a Brazilian karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. 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 55kg event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival held in Tlaxcala, Mexico. In 2017, at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event. In the final, she defeated Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan.
In 2019, Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada. In both events, Kathryn Campbell of Canada won the silver medal.
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. She was eliminated in her third match by Ivet Goranova of Bulgaria. In November 2021, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kumizaki competed in the women's kumite 55kg at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. 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 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in her first match.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Rank Event2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 2ndKumite 53kg 2010 South American Games Medellín, Colombia 2ndKumite 55kg 3rdTeam kumite2011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 3rdKumite 55kg2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile 3rdKumite 55kg2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada 1stKumite 55kg2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria 2ndKumite 55kg2017World GamesWrocław, Poland 1stKumite 55kg2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia 1stKumite 55kg2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru 1stKumite 55kg2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay 3rdKumite 55kg
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