Kayo Someya

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 three-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.

Kayo Someya
Personal information
Born (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2012 Paris Kumite 68 kg
2012 Paris Team kumite
Asian Championships
2015 Yokohama Kumite 68 kg
2017 Astana Kumite 68 kg
2018 Amman Kumite 68 kg
2013 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
2017 Astana Team kumite
2019 Tashkent Kumite 68 kg
World Games
2013 Cali Kumite 68 kg
2017 Wrocław Kumite 68 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Kumite 68 kg

Career

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

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

At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[4] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Chao Jou of Taiwan.

At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5][6]

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References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2019). "Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.


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