Héctor Cención
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| Full name | Héctor Jesus Cención Salazar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Panama, karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Panamanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | School Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and I.P.T Angel Rubio | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Karateka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016 – present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Biagio Rodofile | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | No. 1º in the U21 world ranking 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 2 times Pan American Champion U21 / 6 time Central American champion / 2 time South American champion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | 3 times national champion | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Héctor Cención (born 2 April 1999)[1] is a Panamanian karateka. In 2019, at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event.[2][3][4][5]
In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4] In 2018, he also competed in the men's individual kata event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.
Héctor Cencion is three-time national champion and a six-time adult Central American champion. He is a five-time South American finalist, being 2 times South American champion and 3 times vice champion. He is a two-time U21 Pan American Champion and in 2019 he was No. 1 in the world ranking for under-21 karateka. he is currently among the top 50 adult athletes in the world, in the kata modality.[update]
In 2019 he won the title of the best athlete of the year in PANAMA, the winner among all sports.
References
- ^ "Héctor Cención". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pavitt, Michael. "Diaz wins men's kata gold while hosts Peru prevail in team competition". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ortiz, Aurelio (16 August 2019). "Héctor Cención: 'Mucha gente me menospreció'". Mi Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Panameño Héctor Cención gana oro en Mundial de Karate virtual". Critica (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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