Valerii Chobotar

Valerii Chobotar (Ukrainian: Чоботар Валерій Валерійович, born 27 July 1993)^[1] is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite 84 kg division. Valerii won silver medal at the 2018 Worlds in Madrid, Spain,^[2] and bronze medal at the 2023 Worlds in Budapest, Hungary.^[3] He is 2023 European champion and multiple medallist in team competitions.^[4]

Valerii Chobotar
Born	Чоботар Валерій Валерійович (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30) Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Nationality	Ukrainian
Style	Karate Kumite
Team	"ЧОМГО Лідер", Chernivtsi
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Ukraine World Championships 2018 Madrid –84 kg 2023 Budapest –84 kg European Games 2019 Minsk –84 kg European Championships 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite 2017 Kocaeli Team kumite 2018 Novi Sad Team kumite 2021 Poreč Team kumite 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite 2024 Zadar 84 kg 2024 Zadar Team kumite

In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5] In November 2021, he competed in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[6]

Chobotar coaches Andrii Zaplitnyi.

References

1. (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. Ukrainian Valerii Chobotar became vice World karate champion (in Ukrainian)
3. Українці завоювали три медалі на чемпіонаті світу з карате, Ministry of Youth and Sports, 28 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).
4. Ukrainian men's national team won bronze at the European Karate Championships (video) (in Russian)
5. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
6. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

External links

• Ukrainian Karate Federation: Valerii Chobotar