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Japanese karateka (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryo Kiyuna (喜友名諒, Kiyuna Ryō, born 12 July 1990)[2] is an Okinawan karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He is also a four-time gold medalist in the men's kata event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in the men's team kata event, alongside Arata Kinjo and Takuya Uemura.[4] He has also won multiple gold medals in both the individual and team kata events at the Asian Karate Championships.
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Born | Okinawa, Japan[1] | 12 July 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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At the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, Kiyuna won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event.[5] The following year, he represented Japan at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia and he won the bronze medal in the men's kata event.[6]
In 2014, at the World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany, Kiyuna won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event.[5][7] At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, he won the gold medal in both the men's individual and men's team kata events.[5][7][8] In 2017, Kiyuna won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[5][9][10] In the final, he defeated Damián Quintero of Spain.[10]
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, Kiyuna won the gold medal in the men's kata event.[11] A month later, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[5][2][12] In the final, he defeated Wang Yi-ta of Taiwan. In 2019, at the Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won the gold medal in both the men's individual kata and men's team kata events.[13][14]
Kiyuna represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[15][16] He won the gold medal in the men's kata event,[17][18] becoming Japan's first gold medalist from Okinawa.[19] In the final, he defeated Damián Quintero of Spain.[20] He was also the flag bearer for Japan during the closing ceremony.[21] A few months after the Olympics, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[22][23] In December 2021, he won the gold medal in both the men's individual and men's team kata events at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[24][25]
He studied at Okinawa International University.[1] In December 2020, he contracted COVID-19.[26]
Kiyuna's mother died in 2019 at the age of 57. At the gold medal ceremony for kata at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Kiyuna paid tribute to his mother's support by carrying a framed picture of her during the proceedings.[27][28]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | Individual kata |
2013 | World Games | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Individual kata |
World Combat Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | Individual kata | |
Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Individual kata | |
2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Individual kata |
2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 1st | Individual kata | |
2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Individual kata | |
World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Individual kata | |
1st | Team kata | |||
2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Individual kata |
World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Individual kata | |
Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Individual kata | |
1st | Team kata | |||
2022 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Team kata |
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