Paola García Lozano (born 22 February 2006) is a Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
Career
Youth-level career Before stepping up to senior level, García was runner-up in the individual kata at the 2022 World Junior Championships and won the European Junior title in February 2023, defending the title she had taken the previous year. She later won silver at the 2024 World U21 Championship in Venice.
Senior career 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. She defeated Sakura Kokumai of the United States in her bronze medal match. García also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kata event.
García won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia. She won the bronze medal in the women's kata event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.
At the 2026 European Karate Championships held in Frankfurt Germany, García won the silver medal in the women´s individual kata event, losing the final 4-3 to Terryana D'Onofrio of Italy, and a bronze medal in the women´s team kata event.
Achievements on senior level
Year Competition Location Rank Event 2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain 1stIndividual kataEuropean GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland 1stIndividual kata World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rdIndividual kata 3rdTeam kata2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia 3rdIndividual kata 2025 European Championships Yerevan, Armenia 3rdIndividual kata 1stTeam kataWorld GamesChengdu, China 3rdIndividual kata 2026 European Championships Frankfurt, Germany 2ndIndividual kata 3rdTeam kata
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