Ryo Kiyuna

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Ryo Kiyuna
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Ryo Kiyuna in 2018
Personal information
Born (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34)
Okinawa, Japan[1]
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Karate
Event(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Japan
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual kata
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bremen Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2016 Linz Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris Individual kata
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tashkent Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tashkent Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Individual kata
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Individual kata
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wrocław Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cali Individual kata
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Saint Petersburg Individual kata

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.

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
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

References

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