Vinícius Figueira

Vinícius Figueira (born 15 April 1991)[1] is a Brazilian karateka. In 2018 he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2] He is scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[3][4]

Vinícius Figueira
Personal information
Born (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 67 kg
2014 Bremen Kumite 67 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Kumite 67 kg

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[1][5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Kumite 67 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Kumite 67 kg

References
  1. "Vinícius Figueira". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.


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