Silvia Semeraro
Silvia Semeraro is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the Karate at the [2022 World Games – Women's kumite 68 kg|women's kumite 68kg] event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the Karate at the [2019 European Games – Women's kumite 68 kg|same event] at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won the silver medal in the World Karate Championships – Women's 68 kg|women's 68kg] event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Semeraro represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the Karate at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +61 kg|women's +61kg] event.
Career
At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event. A month later, Semeraro won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.In 2021, Semeraro qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. At the Olympics, she finished in third place in her pool during the pool stage in the Karate at the 2020 [Summer Olympics – Women's +61 kg|women's +61 kg] event and she did not advance to compete in the semifinals. In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In November 2021, Semeraro won the silver medal in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.
Semeraro competed in the 2022 [European Karate Championships – Women's 68 kg|women's 68kg] event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She won the silver medal in the Karate at the [2022 Mediterranean Games – Women's 68 kg|women's 68kg] event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, she lost against Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt. Semeraro won the gold medal in the World Games – Women's kumite 68 kg|women's 68kg] event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Semeraro won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Kumite 68kg |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | Kumite 68kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 68kg |
| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | European Games – Women's kumite 68 kg|Kumite 68kg] |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Kumite 68kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | Mediterranean Games – Women's 68 kg|Kumite 68kg] |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 1st | Kumite 68kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 68kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2025 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 3rd | Team kumite |