Héctor Cención
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| Full name | Héctor Jesus Cención Salazar | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Panama, karate | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Panamanian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | School Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and I.P.T Angel Rubio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Karateka | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016 – present | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Panama | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Panama | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Biagio Rodofile | |||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | No. 1º in the U21 world ranking 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 2 times Pan American Champion U21 / 6 time Central American champion / 2 time South American champion | |||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | 3 times national champion | |||||||||||||||||||
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Héctor Cención (born 2 April 1999)[1] is a Panamanian karateka. In 2019, at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event.[2][3][4][5]
In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4] In 2018, he also competed in the men's individual kata event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6]
Héctor Cencion is three-time national champion and a six-time adult Central American champion. He is a five-time South American finalist, being 2 times South American champion and 3 times vice champion. He is a two-time U21 Pan American Champion and in 2019 he was No. 1 in the world ranking for under-21 karateka. he is currently among the top 50 adult athletes in the world, in the kata modality.
In 2019 he won the title of the best athlete of the year in PANAMA, the winner among all sports.
In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Héctor Cención". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael. "Diaz wins men's kata gold while hosts Peru prevail in team competition". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Ortiz, Aurelio (16 August 2019). "Héctor Cención: 'Mucha gente me menospreció'". Mi Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Panameño Héctor Cención gana oro en Mundial de Karate virtual". Critica (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "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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