Tsuneari Yahiro
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Born | 12 September 1987 | |||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||
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Tsuneari Yahiro (born 12 September 1987)[1] is an Australian karateka. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 75 kg event.
Career[]
He is a four time Oceania karate champion, winning over 3 categories of 60kg, 67kg and 75kg.[2]
At the 2010 World combat games held in Beijing, China, he won the bronze medal in the men’s kumite 60kg event.[3]
At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[4] In 2017, he competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[5] He drew one match and lost two matches in the elimination round and he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[5]
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.[6] He did not qualify at this tournament due to dislocating his shoulder but he was able to qualify via continental representation soon after.[7][8] He competed in the men's 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.[9]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2013 | World Games | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
References[]
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Australia top medal table of OKF Karate Championships". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "2010 World Combat Games - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 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.
- ^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Japan-born Yahiro named as Australia's first karate Olympian". AP News. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links[]
- Tsuneari Yahiro at KarateRec.com
- Tsuneari Yahiro at Olympedia
- Tsuneari Yahiro – World Karate Federation ranking
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian male karateka
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- World Games bronze medalists
- World Games medalists in karate
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka of Australia
- Australian sportspeople stubs
- Karate biography stubs