Claudymar Garcés


Claudymar Antonia Garcés Sequera is a Venezuelan karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
She represented Venezuela at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
In 2021, Garcés qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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 held in Valledupar, Colombia. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.
In 2023, Garcés won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador. In the same year, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the World Karate Championships 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 held in Santiago, Chile.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1stKumite 61kg
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru2ndKumite 61kg
2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia2ndKumite 61kg
2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia2ndTeam kumite
2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay2ndKumite 61kg
2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador3rdKumite 61kg
2023Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile3rdKumite 61kg