Andrea Armada

Andrea Armada
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Armada Ruiz
Born (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportKarate
EventIndividual kata
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Individual kata
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador Individual kata
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Individual kata
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Valledupar Individual kata

Andrea Armada Ruiz (born 12 January 2000)[1] is a Venezuelan karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3] She also won this medal at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

Career

In 2018, Armada won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In June 2021, Armada competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] In November 2021, she competed at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]

Armada won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[6] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2nd Individual kata
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Individual kata
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 3rd Individual kata
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Individual kata
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd Individual kata
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Individual kata

References

  1. ^ "Andrea Armada". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Canadians Lalonde, Arop race to gold medals and Pan Am records in Lima". Sportsnet.ca. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 Pan American Games Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.