Kayo Someya
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| Born | 14 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kayo Someya (born 14 May 1991)[1] is a Japanese karateka. She is the 2012 World Champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event and a five-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
Career
[edit]Someya represented Japan at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia and she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[2]
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Someya won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[3][4]
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, Someya won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Chao Jou of Taiwan.[1]
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Someya won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[6][7] This became the silver medal after a confirmed doping violation of Nodira Djumaniyazova of Uzbekistan, the original gold medalist.[8][9]
In 2021, Someya competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10][11] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[11]
Personal life
[edit]She is the older sister of Mayumi Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.[12]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2013 | World Games | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Kumite 68 kg | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Kumite 68 kg |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Ceyco Georgia Dapat Medali Emas yang Tertunda dari Kejuaraan Karate Asia 2019". skor (in Indonesian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Report of Anti-Doping Matter" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
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- Kayo Someya at KarateRec.com
- Kayo Someya at the International World Games Association
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Japanese female karateka
- Karateka at the 2014 Asian Games
- Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in karate
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- World Games gold medalists for Japan
- World Games bronze medalists for Japan
- World Games medalists in karate
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games
- Medalists at the 2017 World Games