Viviana Bottaro
- Individual kata
- Team kata
Women's karate | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 2020 Tokyo | Individual kata |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2012 Paris | Team kata |
![]() | 2008 Tokyo | Team kata |
![]() | 2010 Belgrade | Team kata |
![]() | 2014 Bremen | Team kata |
![]() | 2016 Linz | Individual kata |
![]() | 2016 Linz | Team kata |
![]() | 2018 Madrid | Individual kata |
![]() | 2021 Dubai | Individual kata |
European Games | ||
![]() | 2019 Minsk | Individual kata |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 2013 Budapest | Team kata |
![]() | 2014 Tampere | Individual kata |
![]() | 2017 İzmit | Team kata |
![]() | 2005 San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Team kata |
![]() | 2006 Stavanger | Team kata |
![]() | 2007 Bratislava | Team kata |
![]() | 2010 Athens | Team kata |
![]() | 2011 Zürich | Team kata |
![]() | 2013 Budapest | Individual kata |
![]() | 2014 Tampere | Team kata |
![]() | 2017 İzmit | Individual kata |
![]() | 2018 Novi Sad | Individual kata |
![]() | 2019 Guadalajara | Individual kata |
![]() | 2009 Zagreb | Team kata |
![]() | 2012 Adeje | Team kata |
![]() | 2015 Istanbul | Team kata |
![]() | 2016 Montpellier | Individual kata |
![]() | 2016 Montpellier | Team kata |
![]() | 2021 Poreč | Individual kata |
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] Bottaro 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, Bottaro 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, Bottaro qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7][8]
In May 2021, Bottaro 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 |
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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
- ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Karate". Polizia di Stato (in Italian). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 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.
- ^ Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships". World Karate Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 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.
External links
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- Viviana Bottaro – World Karate Federation ranking
- Viviana Bottaro at KarateRec.com
- Viviana Bottaro at Olympics.com
- Viviana Bottaro at Olympedia
- Viviana Bottaro at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)