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Charles Chibana

Charles Chibana

Brazilian judoka

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Koshiro and the second or paternal family name is Chibana.

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Perfil Charles Chibana" (in Portuguese). charleschibana.com.br. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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    Charles Chibana. cob.org.br
  3. [3]
    Aharoni, Oren (May 14, 2022). "Women's judo team: Brazilian Charles Chibana added to coaching staff". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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    "Charles Chibana". judoinside.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    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.

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