Nathaniel
St. John,s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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I have been competing at a international level in Karate for the last 5 years. As a member of the Canadian National Team, my greatest achievement has been winning a bronze at the Pan-American Junior Championships, and beating many top fighters along the way.
I started Karate when I was 10 years old and along the way, I have won many medals and awards which allowed me to arrive to where I am today. My main goal now is to compete at World Junior Championships this October and hopefully fight my way to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games!!
RANKED 4TH IN THE WORLD U21 MALE -60KG DIVISION
Achievements and Awards from the past year:
Karate Canada National Junior & Senior Team Member 2016
January 2016:
Nationals 2016 (January)
Kumite Jr Men (-18yrs): 1st (Gold) - Champion.
Kumite U21 *3rd (Bronze)
Kumite Sr Men (18yrs+: 3rd (Bronze)
Kumite - Team Atlantic : 2nd (Silver) *My victory secured 2nd place for the team
Received Karate Canada's Junior Male Sportsmanship Award for Nationals 2016
February 2016
Karate Canada Sr Team National Training Camp (3 days in Toronto) with Karate Canada Sr Team National Coaches.
March 2016
US Open International (Las Vegas)Kumite Sr Men (18-34yrs): 3rd (Bronze) *Fought World champion and only loss by 2:0. *Fought 2013 Pan-Am Champion and defeated him. *Of 4 Canadians in this division, I was the only one to medal.
Kumite U21 Men (18-20yrs): 3rd (Bronze)
April 2016
K-1 (Premier League) Salzburg Cup (Austria) - Kumite Sr Men (18-34 yrs). Placed in top 10 in a field of 50+ international competitors.April 2016
National Regional Senior & Jr Training Camp (Halifax) with National Head Coach & Regional Coach (2 days).June 2016
Croatia Cup & International Training Camp - As part of Team Canada, I trained with international coaches & athletes and compete in the U21 Kumite event.U21 Kumite -World Youth Cup *Bronze Medal
July 2016
Karate Canada Jr & U21 Team National Training Camp (3 days in Toronto) with Jr / U21 National Coaches.August 2016
Pan-Am Jr & U21 ChampionshipsTeam Canada U21 kumite member; Pan-Am Championships 2016 *Bronze Medal.
October 2016: Atlantic Canada Championships (Fredericton, NB):
Team NL Sr Men Kumite (18-35yrs) Bronze Medal
January 2017: Paris Open 2017 (France)
Premier League competition open only to national team competitors from around the world. This is the highest level event (aside from the WKF World Championships).
Team Canada member/athlete Sr Men Kumite (-60kg div)