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

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.

Career

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

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
20202020 KARATE1 SERIES ASantiago  Chile5thIndividual -67 Kg Kumite
20192019 XVIII Pan American GamesLima  Peru GoldIndividual -67 Kg Kumite
2019Karate1 Premier LeagueShanghai  China GoldIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017XXXI Adults Pan American Karate ChampionshipCuracao  Curaçao SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017Karate1 Premier LeagueRotterdam  Netherlands SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017Karate1 Premier LeagueParis  France GoldIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2017Karate1 Premier LeagueRotterdam  Netherlands SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2016Senior World Karate ChampionshipLinz  Austria BronzeIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2016XXX ADULTS PAN AMERICAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPRio  Brazil SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2015XXIX PAN AMERICAN ADULT KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPToronto  Canada GoldIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2014Central American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz  Mexico SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2014Karate1 Premier LeagueParis  France SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2013Karate1 Premier LeagueHanau  Germany SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 
2012Karate1 Premier LeagueHanau  Germany SilverIndividual -67 Kg Kumite 

References

  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.
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