Valerii Chobotar

Valerii Chobotar
BornЧоботар Валерій Валерійович
(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31)
Chernivtsi, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
StyleKarate Kumite
Team"ЧОМГО Лідер", Chernivtsi
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Madrid –84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest –84 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk –84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kocaeli Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Team kumite

Valerii Chobotar (Ukrainian: Чоботар Валерій Валерійович, born 27 July 1993)[1] is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite 84 kg division. Valerii won silver medal at the 2018 Worlds in Madrid, Spain,[2] and bronze medal at the 2023 Worlds in Budapest, Hungary.[3] He is 2023 European champion and multiple medallist in team competitions.[4]

In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In November 2021, he competed in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]

Chobotar coaches Andrii Zaplitnyi.

References

  1. ^ "Karate Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ Ukrainian Valerii Chobotar became vice World karate champion (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Українці завоювали три медалі на чемпіонаті світу з карате, Ministry of Youth and Sports, 28 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).
  4. ^ Ukrainian men's national team won bronze at the European Karate Championships (video) (in Russian)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.


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