Camilo Velozo

Camilo Velozo Zuñiga (born 2 February 1996)[1] is a Chilean karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2][3] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[1][4][5]

Camilo Velozo
Personal information
Full nameCamilo Velozo Zuñiga
Born (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996
Sport
CountryChile
SportKarate
Weight class67 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Chile
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Kumite 67 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Kumite 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Kumite 67 kg

In 2021, Velozo competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He was eliminated in his third match by Sultan Al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia.[6]

Velozo competed in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.[8]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd Kumite 67 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd Kumite 67 kg
2022 South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Kumite 67 kg

References
  1. "Camilo Velozo". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. Benitez, Karla (5 October 2022). "Guayanesa Yorgelis Salazar y Orluis Aular aportan oro para Venezuela en Asunción 2022". Primicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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