Reem Khamis (born 7 December 2002)[1] is a German karateka. She is part of the German National Team since mid 2021. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4]

Reem Khamis
Reem Khamis at the 2023 European Games.
Personal information
Born (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 21)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportKarate
Weight class61 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Germany
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 61 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zadar Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Kumite 61 kg

Khamis won the silver medal in the women's U-21 61 kg event at the 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships held in Konya, Turkey.[5]

Her success made her lead in the world ranking under U21. Currently she is ranked 2 in the world seniors ranking as well.

She studies mechanical engineering at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.[6]

She becomes this year’s[when?] Grand Winner in the Female -61kg Category by winning two bronze medals and a silver medal at three of the four Premier League events of this year.

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[7] She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.[7]

Achievements edit

Year Competition Location Rank Event
2022 European Championships Prague, Czech Republic 3rd Kumite U21 61 kg
2022 World Championships Konya, Turkey 2nd Kumite 61 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Kumite 61 kg
1st Team kumite
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 1st Kumite 61 kg
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 3rd Kumite 61 kg
1st Team kumite

References edit

  1. ^ "Women's 61 kg Entry List" (PDF). European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ Burke, Patrick (23 June 2023). "Spain strike with treble taekwondo triumph at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Celebration of values of Karate on final day of European Games". European Karate Federation. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Owen (26 March 2023). "Germany clinch top spot at EKF Senior Championships in Spain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Reem Khamis (Karate) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "HAW-Hamburg: Weltklasse". www.haw-hamburg.de. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.