Ryo Kiyuna
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Born | Okinawa, Japan[1] | 12 July 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ryo Kiyuna (喜友名諒, Kiyuna Ryō, born 12 July 1990)[2] is a Japanese 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 is also a five-time gold medalist in both the individual and team kata events at the Asian Karate Championships.
Career[]
At the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, he 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, he 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, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2017 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, he 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]
He 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 |
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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 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Ryo Kiyuna determined to win gold medal at Tokyo Olympics, "I train 365 days a year"". Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships". World Karate Federation. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Hernon, Matthew (16 August 2019). "Meet the Tokyo 2020 Athletes: Karate Sensation Ryo Kiyuna". Tokyo Weekender. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (29 October 2016). "Four gold medals for Japan on opening day of finals at 2016 Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (30 October 2016). "Japan top medal table at 2016 Karate World Championships after claiming team kata double on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games". The Japan Times. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 August 2018). "Unified Korean team win dragon boat bronze medal on historic day at 2018 Asian Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 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.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate-Okinawa's Kiyuna mesmerises to win men's kata gold". Reuters. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion". BBC Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Sayonara, and bonjour: Japanese stars who shone brightly at Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "List of closing ceremony flag bearers" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Denyer, Simon; Inuma, Julia Mio (6 August 2021), "An Okinawa native wins gold in karate, making history for his sport and its birthplace", The Washington Post
- ^ "Japan's Kiyuna confident karate will return to Olympics", Kyodo News, 7 August 2021
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