Claudymar Garcés

Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera^[a][1] (born 2 October 1998)^[2] is a Venezuelan karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.^[3][4]

Claudymar Garcés

Personal information
Full name	Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera
Born	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Karate
Weight class	61 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Women's karate Representing  Venezuela Pan American Games 2019 Lima Kumite 61 kg 2023 Santiago Kumite 61 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Kumite 61 kg 2023 San Salvador Kumite 61 kg South American Games 2022 Asunción Kumite 61 kg Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar Kumite 61 kg 2022 Valledupar Team kumite

She represented Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] She competed in the women's 61 kg event.^[5]

Career

In 2018, Garcés won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2021, Garcés qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[6][7] 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.^[5]

She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.^[8] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

In 2023, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.^[9] In the same year, she competed in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[10] She was eliminated in her first match.^[10] A week later, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[11][12]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	1st	Kumite 61 kg
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	Kumite 61 kg
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	Kumite 61 kg
			2nd	Team kumite
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	2nd	Kumite 61 kg
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	Kumite 61 kg
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	Kumite 61 kg

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Sequera.