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.[4]
In 2013, he came in fifth place in the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[5]
In 2015, Chibana won the gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.[6] He was eliminated in the first bout at the 2016 Olympics.[7]
Coaching career
On 14 May 2022 it was announced that Chibana will join the coaching staff of the Israeli national women's judo team.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "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
- ^ a b Aharoni, Oren (May 14, 2022). "Women's judo team: Brazilian Charles Chibana added to coaching staff". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Chibana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
External links
Media related to Charles Chibana at Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Chibana at the International Judo Federation
- Charles Chibana at JudoInside.com
- Charles Chibana at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Charles Chibana at Olympics.com
- Charles Chibana at Olympedia
- Charles Chibana at The-Sports.org
- Charles Chibana on Instagram