Charles Chibana
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Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | São Paulo, Brazil[1] | September 11, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 145.5 lb (66 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Esporte Clube Pinheiros[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Renato Dagnino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 30 April 2016 |
Charles Koshiro Chibana (born September 11, 1989) is a judoka from Brazil of Japanese origin.[1] He won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 2014 and 2016 Pan American Judo Championships and a bronze medal at the 2013 edition.
Judo career
Chibana was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and is a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo.[1]
In 2007, Chibana was part of the Brazilian team who came in second at the World Judo Team Championships in Beijing. In 2008, he once again won a medal at the World Judo Team Championships, this time finishing third in Tokyo.[3]
In 2013, he came in fifth place in the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
In 2015, Chibana won the gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[5] He was eliminated in the first bout at the 2016 Olympics.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Perfil Charles Chibana" (in Portuguese). charleschibana.com.br. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Charles Chibana. cob.org.br
- ^ "Charles Chibana". judoinside.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Charles Chibana perde o bronze para japonês no Mundial de Judô do Rio" (in Portuguese). noticias.bol.uol.com.br. August 27, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Charles Chibana bate canadense e garante mais um ouro do judô" (in Portuguese). rederecord.r7.uol.com. July 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
External links
- Charles Chibana at JudoInside.com
- Brazilian people of Japanese descent
- Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from São Paulo
- Brazilian male judoka
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Brazilian judo biography stubs