(1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 31) Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Education
Doshisha University[1]
Alma mater
Waseda University
Height
5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Shitō-ryū Karate
Rank
4th Degree Black Belt[1]
Event
Individual kata
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
5th
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing United States
Pan American Games
2019 Lima
Individual kata
2023 Santiago
Individual kata
World Karate Championships
2012 Paris
Individual kata
World Combat Games
2013 Saint Petersburg
Individual kata
Sakura Kokumai (born October 2, 1992) is an American karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. She represented the United States in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]
^ ab"Olympics: Kokumai is U.S. Karate's Best Hope to Not Leave Empty Handed". Team USA. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^"WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^Price, Karen (September 1, 2020). "For Sakura Kokumai, Team USA's First Karate Olympian, The Sport Is More About Art Than Aggression". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
SakuraKokumai (born October 2, 1992) is an American karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's individual kata event at the 2019 Pan American Games...
2012 world bronze medalist and defending Pan American Games champion SakuraKokumai qualified directly for the women's kata category by finishing among...
Silver Bronze Kata Sandy Scordo (FRA) Yaiza Martin Abello (ESP) SakuraKokumai (USA) Kumite 50 kg Serap Özçelik (TUR) Hong LI (CHN) Alexandra Recchia (FRA)...
sabre November 3 Gold Ariel Torres Karate Men's kata November 3 Gold SakuraKokumai Karate Women's kata November 3 Gold Ian Barrows Hans Henken Sailing...
Silver Bronze Individual kata Rika Usami Japan Sandy Scordo France SakuraKokumai United States Yaiza Martín Spain Team kata Japan Yoko Kimura Suzuka...
Event Gold Silver Bronze Individual kata details SakuraKokumai United States Valentina Zapata Colombia Claudia Laos-Loo Canada Andrea Armada Venezuela...
held in Madrid, Spain where she was eliminated in her first match by SakuraKokumai of the United States. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the...
Mini Women. Thomas Scott competed in the men's kumite 75 kg event and SakuraKokumai competed in the women's kata event. The U.S. won gold in women's lacrosse...
Event Gold Silver Bronze Individual kata details SakuraKokumai United States María Dimitrova Dominican Republic Andrea Armada Venezuela Ingrid Aranda...
Fox-Gitomer Anne-Elizabeth Stone Fencing Women's team sabre August 9 Gold SakuraKokumai Karate Women's individual kata August 9 Gold Riley Gibbs Anna Weis...
American Championships 18–23 March 2019 Panamá 4 María Dimitrova (DOM) SakuraKokumai (USA) Jessica Kwong (USA) Andrea Armada Ruiz (VEN) 2019 European Championships...
Result Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank SakuraKokumai Kata Lau (HKG) L 24.32–24.94 Ono (JPN) L 24.00–25.46 Ismail (EGY)...
Games held in Wrocław, Poland. In the bronze medal match, she defeated SakuraKokumai of the United States. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived...
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