José Antonio Díaz (karateka)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

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Men’s Karate
Competitor for Venezuela
Pan American Games
Gold	2003 Santo Domingo	Kata
Silver	1999 Winnipeg	Kata

Antonio José Díaz Fernández is a Venezuelan karateka. He is best known for winning the gold medal in kata at the World Championships in Serbia (2010) and a silver medal at the World Championships in Japan 2008. He won bronze medals at the WKF World Championships in karate 2002, 2004 and 2006 in the men's individual kata. He has also won the PKF (Pan American Karate Federation) Pan American Senior Championships, Gold Medal 9 times to date.

Antonio has been dominating the sport of karate for some time in the kata division. His main rival is Luca Valdesi. Their meetings have been fierce, 18 in total, with the Venezuelan having won eight of their competitions.

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