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 ] 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 . ↑ "Karate Entry List by NOC" (PDF) . 2023 European Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023 . Retrieved 2 July 2023 . ↑ Ukrainian Valerii Chobotar became vice World karate champion (in Ukrainian) ↑ Українці завоювали три медалі на чемпіонаті світу з карате , Ministry of Youth and Sports , 28 October 2023 (in Ukrainian). ↑ Ukrainian men's national team won bronze at the European Karate Championships (video) (in Russian) ↑ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF) . World Karate Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021 . Retrieved 14 June 2021 . ↑ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF) . World Karate Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021 . Retrieved 21 November 2021 . Ukrainian Karate Federation: Valerii Chobotar This biographical article related to karate in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . Ukrainian male karateka European Games medalists in karate

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