Yorgelis Salazar

Yorgelis Salazar (born 10 November 1997)[1] is a Venezuelan karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[1][2]

Yorgelis Salazar
Personal information
Born (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportKarate
Weight class50 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Venezuela
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Games 0 1 0
South American Games 1 0 0
Bolivarian Games 0 2 0
Total 1 3 0
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 50 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Kumite 50 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Kumite 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Team kumite

In June 2021, Salazar competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She was eliminated in her second match by Jana Messerschmidt of Germany.[3] In November 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4]

Salazar won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[5] She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionLocationRankEvent
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 2nd Kumite 50 kg
2nd Team kumite
World Games Birmingham, United States 2nd Kumite 50 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 1st Kumite 50 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. Valderrama, Aeron Paul (9 July 2022). "World Games: Junna Tsukii takes under-50 kumite gold". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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