Silvia Semeraro

Silvia Semeraro (born 2 May 1996)[2] is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[3][4] She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Silvia Semeraro
Silvia Semeraro in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996
Faggiano, Italy[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 DubaiKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiTeam kumite
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 68 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 MinskKumite 68 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Novi SadTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2018 Novi SadKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 GuadalajaraKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 GuadalajaraTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2021 PorečTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraKumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 GuadalajaraTeam kumite
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaKumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 OranKumite 68 kg

Semeraro represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's +61 kg event.[6]

Career
Silvia Semeraro at the Karate 1 Premier League 2018 in Berlin

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[7] A month later, Semeraro won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[8][9]

In 2021, Semeraro qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10][11] At the Olympics, she finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's +61 kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals.[6] In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[12][13] In November 2021, Semeraro won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14][15] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.[15][16]

Semeraro competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[17] She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[18][19] In the final, she lost against Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt.[18][20] She won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[21][22]

Semeraro won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Team kumite
3rd Kumite 68 kg
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st Kumite 68 kg
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Team kumite
3rd Kumite 68 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 68 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 2nd Kumite 68 kg
World Games Birmingham, United States 1st Kumite 68 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 68 kg
3rd Team kumite

References
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