Vinícius Figueira

Vinícius Figueira (born 15 April 1991)[1] is a Brazilian karateka. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2][3]

Vinícius Figueira
Vinícius Figueira in 2018
Personal information
Born (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportKarate
Weight class67 kg
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg
2014 Bremen Kumite 67 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Kumite 67 kg
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba Kumite 67 kg

Career

In 2014, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.

Vinícius Figueira at the Karate 1 Premier League 2018 in Berlin

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[1][4]

In March 2020, he was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.[5][6] This changed in March 2021 after the World Karate Federation revised the system for Olympic qualification.[7] In June 2021, he failed to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd Kumite 67 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Kumite 67 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Kumite 67 kg

References
  1. "Vinícius Figueira". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 qualification system revised". World Karate Federation. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.


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