Kayo Someya
Birth date14 May 1991 (age 35)
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Event

Kayo Someya (born 14 May 1991)[1] is a Japanese karateka. She is the 2012 World Champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event and a five-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

Someya represented Japan at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia and she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[2]

At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Someya won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[3][4]

At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, Someya won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Chao Jou of Taiwan.[1]

At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Someya won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[6][7] This became the silver medal after a confirmed doping violation of Nodira Djumaniyazova of Uzbekistan, the original gold medalist.[8][9]

In 2021, Someya competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10][11] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[11]

Personal life

She is the older sister of Mayumi Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.[12]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012World ChampionshipsParis, France1stKumite 68 kg
3rdTeam kumite
2013World GamesCali, Colombia1stKumite 68 kg
Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdKumite 68 kg
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan1stKumite 68 kg
2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan1stKumite 68 kg
3rdTeam kumite
World GamesWrocław, Poland3rdKumite 68 kg
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1stKumite 68 kg
Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdKumite 68 kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan2ndKumite 68 kg
2021Asian ChampionshipsAlmaty, Kazakhstan1stKumite 68 kg
3rdTeam kumite
2022Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan1stKumite 68 kg

References

  1. ^ "Karate Results". 2018 Asian Games. Archived 19 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event". 2013 World Games. Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Karate Results". 2017 World Games. Archived 24 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results". World Karate Federation. Archived 23 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Ceyco Georgia Dapat Medali Emas yang Tertunda dari Kejuaraan Karate Asia 2019" (in Indonesian). skor. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Report of Anti-Doping Matter". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived 22 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.