![]() Vinícius Figueira in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 15 April 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vinícius Figueira (born 15 April 1991) [1] is a Brazilian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. [2] [3]
In 2014, Figueira won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany. [4]
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]
In March 2020, Figueira was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate. [6] [7] This changed in March 2021 after the World Karate Federation revised the system for Olympic qualification. [8] In June 2021, he failed to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [9]
Figueira won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. [10] [11]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg |
World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Kumite 67 kg | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Kumite 67 kg |
2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 1st | Kumite 67 kg |