Paola García Lozano (born 22 February 2006) is a Spanish

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ka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...

held in Poland. She also won the gold medal in her event at the

2023 European Karate Championships The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023. Medal table Medalists Men Women Par ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain. In October 2023, García won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. She defeated

Sakura Kokumai Sakura Kokumai (born October 2, 1992) is an American karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She represented the Unite ...

of the United States in her bronze medal match. García also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kata event. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the

2024 European Karate Championships The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024. Medal table Medalists Men Women Participati ...

held in Zadar, Croatia.

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Living people 2006 births Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish female karateka European Games medalists in karate European Games gold medalists for Spain Karateka at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Spanish sportswomen {{Spain-karate-bio-stub