Vinícius Figueira (born 15 April 1991) is a Brazilian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.
Career
In 2014, Figueira won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67kg event.
In March 2020, Figueira was scheduled to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate. This changed in March 2021 after the World Karate Federation revised the system for Olympic qualification. In June 2021, he failed to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Figueira won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue RankEvent2014World ChampionshipsBremen, Germany 3rdKumite 67kg 2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia 2ndKumite 67kgWorld ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 2ndKumite 67kg2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru 3rdKumite 67kg2022World GamesBirmingham, United States 1stKumite 67kg
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