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

Kayo Someya
Kayo Someya in 2018
Personal information
Born (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991
Sport
CountryJapan
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Paris Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris Team kumite
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tashkent Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Team kumite
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 68 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 68 kg

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]

Kayo Someya at K1PL 2018 in Berlin

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
2012 World Championships Paris, France 1st Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
2013 World Games Cali, Colombia 1st Kumite 68 kg
Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2017 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
World Games Wrocław, Poland 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Kumite 68 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
2022 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Kumite 68 kg

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. Winters, Max (26 July 2017). "Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. 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" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. "Ceyco Georgia Dapat Medali Emas yang Tertunda dari Kejuaraan Karate Asia 2019". skor (in Indonesian). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. "Report of Anti-Doping Matter" (PDF). 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" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. "Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Goerie.com. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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