Ryo Kiyuna


Ryo Kiyuna is a Japanese karateka. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's kata event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in the men's team kata event, alongside Arata Kinjo and Takuya Uemura. He is also a four-time gold medalist in both the individual and team kata events at the Asian Karate Championships.
He is scheduled to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.

Career

In 2012, at the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event.
At the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia he won the bronze medal in the men's kata event.
In 2014, at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany, he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event.
At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria he won the gold medal in both the men's individual and men's team kata events.
In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.
At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan he won the gold medal in the men's kata event. A month later he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In 2019, at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event.

Personal life

He studied at Okinawa International University.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012World ChampionshipsParis, France3rdIndividual kata
2013World GamesCali, Colombia3rdIndividual kata
2013Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdIndividual kata
2014World ChampionshipsBremen, Germany1stIndividual kata
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan1stIndividual kata
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan1stTeam kata
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria1stIndividual kata
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria1stTeam kata
2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan1stIndividual kata
2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan1stTeam kata
2017World GamesWrocław, Poland1stIndividual kata
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1stIndividual kata
2018Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1stTeam kata
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1stIndividual kata
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stIndividual kata
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stTeam kata
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan1stIndividual kata
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan1stTeam kata