Hikaru Ono (大野 ひかる, Ōno Hikaru) (born 30 August 1992)[2] is a Japanese karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
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| Born | 30 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editShe won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Federation's 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4] A month later, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5][6]
She won the silver medal in the women's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States, losing out to Sandra Sánchez.[7][8]
After winning gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin, she was awarded the league's title of "Grand Winner" in women's kata for 2023.[9] In October 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2011 | Asian Championships | Quanzhou, China | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| 2012 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Kumite 50 kg |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 1st | Team kata |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Individual kata |
| Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Individual kata |
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Individual kata |
References
edit- ^ "World Karate Federation Official Ranking | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Babacar Seck se queda a las puertas del bronce y Roy busca este domingo el oro en el Mundial de kárate". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Celebrating the Grand Winners of the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League - Karate News". 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.