Andrés Madera Delgado is a Venezuelan karateka. He won  Gold Medal in the Men's Individual -67 Kg Kumite at the 2019 XVIII Pan American Games Karate at Lima, Peru.

Andrés Madera
Personal information
Born (1988-06-06) June 6, 1988 (age 35)[1]
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportKarate

Career edit

Previously, Madera won a bronze medal in the Men's Individual -67 Kg Kumite at the 2016 Senior World Karate Championships at Linz, Austria and he won several medals, including gold, silver and bronze medals in the Pan American Games, Pan American championship, South American championship, Central American and Caribbean Games and American Centre Championships.[2] He also won several medals in the World Karate Federation Karate1 Premier League  and Series A Championships, and he was the 2017 GRAND WINNER of the Male Kumite -67 kg category.[3][4]

Achievements edit

He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan through the Continental Representation qualifying spots, where karate will be featured for the first time and now he will represent Venezuela Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan[5][6]

Competition Results
YEAR COMPETITION VENUE RANK/POSITION EVENT
2020 2020 KARATE1 SERIES A Santiago   Chile 5th Individual -67 Kg Kumite
2019 2019 XVIII Pan American Games Lima   Peru   Gold Individual -67 Kg Kumite
2019 Karate1 Premier League Shanghai   China   Gold Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017 XXXI Adults Pan American Karate Championship Curacao   Curaçao   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017 Karate1 Premier League Rotterdam   Netherlands   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017 Karate1 Premier League Paris   France   Gold Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017 Karate1 Premier League Rotterdam   Netherlands   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2016 Senior World Karate Championship Linz   Austria   Bronze Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2016 XXX ADULTS PAN AMERICAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP Rio   Brazil   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2015 XXIX PAN AMERICAN ADULT KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP Toronto   Canada   Gold Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz   Mexico   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2014 Karate1 Premier League Paris   France   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2013 Karate1 Premier League Hanau   Germany   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 
2012 Karate1 Premier League Hanau   Germany   Silver Individual -67 Kg Kumite 

References edit

  1. ^ "Karate MADERA DELGADO Andres Eduardo - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". July 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
  3. ^ "Andrés Madera, the time of a champion; by Erick Lezama". Prodavinci.
  4. ^ "Andres Madera: GRAND WINNER award as "stepping stone" for Tokyo 2020". WKF News.
  5. ^ "Andrés Madera and the patience of karate to reach glory". Contrapunto.
  6. ^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". WKF News.