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

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

held in

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, Peru. She represented Venezuela at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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

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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 The 2022 Bolivarian Games (), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the event in Colombia. Participating ...

held in Valledupar, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in her event at the

2022 South American Games The XII South American Games (Spanish language, Spanish: ''XII Juegos Suramericanos Asunción 2022'') was a multi-sport event held between 1–15 October 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organiza ...

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

2023 Central American and Caribbean Games The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish language, Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023), also known as the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games and commonly known as San Salvador 2023, wa ...

held in San Salvador, El Salvador. In the same year, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the

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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

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

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 silver medalists in karate Pan American Games bronze 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 sportswomen Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in karate