Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera (born 2 October 1998) is a Venezuelan

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ka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61kg event at the

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held in Lima, Peru. She represented Venezuela at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61kg event.

Career

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

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, Colombia. In 2021, Garcés qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the

in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the women's 61kg event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals. She won the silver medal in the women's 61kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in her event at the

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held in Asunción, Paraguay. In 2023, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

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held in San Salvador, El Salvador. In the same year, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated in her first match. A week later, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

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held in Santiago, Chile.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garces, Claudymar Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan female karateka Pan American Games medalists in karate Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Karateka at the 2019 Pan American Games Karateka at the 2023 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Venezuela South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2022 South American Games 21st-century Venezuelan women Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in karate