Valéria Kumizaki (born 15 April 1985) is a Brazilian

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ka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the

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held in Linz, Austria. She is also a two-time gold medalist in her event at the

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Career

Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite 55kg event at the

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held in Tlaxcala, Mexico. In 2017, at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event. In the final, she defeated Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan. In 2019, Kumizaki won the gold medal in the women's kumite -55kg event at the

held in Lima, Peru. She also won the gold medal in this event at the

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held in Toronto, Canada. In both events,

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of Canada won the silver medal. In June 2021, Kumizaki competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. She was eliminated in her third match by

Ivet Goranova Ivet Goranova ( bg, Ивет Горанова, born 6 March 2000) is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 55 kg, women's 55kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She als ...

of Bulgaria. In November 2021, Kumizaki competed in the women's 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She competed in the women's kumite 55kg at the

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held in Birmingham, United States.

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