Viviana Bottaro

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Viviana Bottaro
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Bottaro in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 34)
Genoa, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Event(s)
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual kata
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tokyo Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Belgrade Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Individual kata
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tampere Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2017 İzmit Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2005 San Cristóbal
de La Laguna		 Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2006 Stavanger Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bratislava Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2010 Athens Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2011 Zürich Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tampere Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2017 İzmit Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Zagreb Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adeje Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Individual kata
Bottaro awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Viviana Bottaro (born 2 September 1987) is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.

Biography[]

In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4] The following month, she represented Italy at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event.[5][6]

In 2020, she qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8]

In May 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[9][10] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[11][12] In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2005 European Championships San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain 2nd Team kata
2006 European Championships Stavanger, Norway 2nd Team kata
2007 European Championships Bratislava, Slovakia 2nd Team kata
2008 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd Team kata
2009 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Team kata
2010 European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd Team kata
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Team kata
2011 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd Team kata
2012 European Championships Adeje, Spain 3rd Team kata
World Championships Paris, France 2nd Team kata
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Individual kata
1st Team kata
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Individual kata
2nd Team kata
World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Team kata
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Team kata
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 2nd Individual kata
1st Team kata
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Individual kata
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Individual kata
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 2nd Individual kata
European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Individual kata
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Individual kata
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Individual kata
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Individual kata

References[]

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Karate" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships". World Karate Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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