Charles Chibana

Charles Chibana
Chibana in 2011
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 37)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Websitewww.charleschibana.com.br
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
‍–‍66 kg
ClubEsporte Clube Pinheiros
Coached byRenato Dagnino
Now coachingIsraeli national women's judo team
Achievements and titles
R32 (2016)
5th (2013)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 BeijingMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2008 TokyoMen's team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto‍–‍66 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Guayaquil‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Havana‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 San José‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Tyumen‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Tokyo‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Ekaterinburg‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Abu Dhabi‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2014 Samsun‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Tbilisi‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Cancún‍–‍66 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2015 MungyeongTeam
Profile at external databases
IJF4072
JudoInside.com49865
Updated on 14 May 2022

Charles Koshiro Chibana (born September 11, 1989) is a judoka from Brazil of Japanese origin. 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 Championships and a bronze medal at the 2013 edition.

Judo career

Chibana was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and is a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo.

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.

Chibana came in fifth place in the 2013 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2015, Chibana won the gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. He was eliminated in the first bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

On 14 May 2022 it was announced that Chibana will join the coaching staff of the Israeli national women's judo team.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Perfil Charles Chibana" (in Portuguese). charleschibana.com.br. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Charles Chibana. cob.org.br
  3. 1 2 Aharoni, Oren (May 14, 2022). "Women's judo team: Brazilian Charles Chibana added to coaching staff". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Charles Chibana". judoinside.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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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