Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2024 Pan American champion on vault.
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| Full name | Karla Andrea Navas Boyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 2004 Panama City, Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–present (PAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | No Limits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Carlos Rafael Gil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editNavas was born in Panama in 2004. Her mother Veronica Boyd was also a gymnast and her grandfather Guillermo Boyd represented Panama in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games.[1]
Junior gymnastics career
edit2018
editNavas made her international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around.[2] She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around.[3] In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[4]
2019
editNavas was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Hillary Heron. Together they finished twenty-third as a team. Individually Navas finished 47th in the all-around.[5] Navas ended the season competing at the Junior South American Championships. She placed sixth in the all-around and helped Panama place third as a team. During event finals she placed first on uneven bars, fourth on vault, and fifth on balance beam.[6]
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Senior gymnastics career
edit2020–21
editNavas became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore Navas did not compete that year. She returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Panama place fourth as a team and individually she placed seventh in the all-around. During event finals she placed fourth on vault and sixth on balance beam.[7][8]
2022
editNavas competed at the Bolivarian Games where she helped Panama finish third as a team. Individually she finished ninth in the all-around. She won silver on vault behind Yamilet Peña and bronze on balance beam. She next competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Panama finish tenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, she placed twenty-first in the all-around but won gold on vault. Additionally she qualified to compete at the upcoming World Championships as an individual.[9][10] At the South American Games Navas helped Panama finish fifth as a team. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on the uneven bars and balance beam, and seventh on vault.
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | Pacific Rim Championships | 7 | |||||
| Pan American Championships | 7 | 15 | |||||
| South American Championships | 11 | ||||||
| Top Gym | 26 | 17 | 18 | ||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| Junior World Championships | 23 | 47 | |||||
| South American Championships |  |
6 | 4 |  |
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| 2021 | |||||||
| Pan American Championships | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | |
9 |  |
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| Pan American Championships | 10 | 21 | |
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| South American Games | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| World Championships | 77 | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| Pan American Championships | 7 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||
| Central American & Caribbean Games | |
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| World Championships | 43 | ||||||
| Pan American Games | 7 | 12 | |||||
| 2024 | Cottbus World Cup | |
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| Baku World Cup | |
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| Doha World Cup | |
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| Pan American Championships | 5 | 6 | |
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| South American Championships | |
7 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Karla Navas FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "U.S. women, McCallum, Bowers take gold at Pac Rim Championships". USA Gymnastics. 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results (AA)" (PDF).
- ^ "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 22 October 2018.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2019.
- ^ "2021 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DE TÓQUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Karla Navas con oro en Panamericano de Gimnasia" [Karla Navas with gold in Pan American Gymnastics]. Panamá América (in Spanish).
- ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. 17 July 2022.