Sandra Sánchez Jaime (born 16 September 1981)[2] is a retired Spanish karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She is a two-time gold medallist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in this event at the European Karate Championships in seven consecutive competitions (2015 – 2022). She is also recognised by Guinness World Records for winning the most medals in the Karate1 Premier League; she won 35 consecutive medals between January 2014 and February 2020.[4]
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| Full name | Sandra Sánchez Jaime | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1981 Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Individual kata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jesús Del Moral[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn 2015, Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In the same year, she also won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5] In the final, she defeated Sandy Scordo of France.[5]
At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event.[6] In 2017, she won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[7][8] In the final, she lost against Kiyou Shimizu of Japan.[8]
In 2018, Sánchez won the gold medal in her event at both the European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[9][10][11]
Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[12] In the same year, she also represented Spain at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event.[13][14] Lastly, she also won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[15][16]
In May 2021, Sánchez secured the gold medal in her event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.[17][18] She also represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[19][20][21] She won the gold medal in the women's kata event.[1][3] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[22][23]
Sánchez won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[24][25] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[26][27]
She retired from competitive sports after the 2022 World Games.[26][28]
In September 2022, a book series called Kat Karateka, written by Inés Masip and illustrated by Juan Carlos Bonache was released, inspired by Sandra Sánchez's career.[citation needed]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Individual kata | |
| 2017 | European Championships | Kocaeli, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Individual kata | |
| World Beach Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 1st | Individual kata |
| Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Games | Birmingham, United States | 1st | Individual kata |
References
edit- ^ a b "Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion". BBC Sport. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Star Sandra Sanchez recognised by Guinness World Records". World Karate Federation. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "2016 World Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Kiyuna, Shimizu win gold in karate kata at World Games". The Japan Times. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Remembering the 2018 Karate World Championships". World Karate Federation. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Stubbornness leads Sánchez to inaugural Olympic karate event". Taiwan News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Sánchez reigns supreme, men shine for Turkey at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Sandra Sanchez and Anzhelika Terliuga lead way to medals on Day 1 of Karate at The World Games". World Karate Federation. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Sanchez: Golden farewell to a Kata legend". World Karate Federation. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
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- Sandra Sanchez Jaime – World Karate Federation ranking
- Sandra Sánchez at KarateRec.com
- Sandra Sánchez at Olympics.com
- Sandra Sánchez at Olympedia
- Sandra Sánchez at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
- Sandra Sánchez at the International World Games Association
- Sandra Sánchez Jaime at the Comité Olímpico Español (new page) (in Spanish)
