Dominique Valera

Dominique Valera
Born	(1947-06-14) June 14, 1947 Lyon, France
Nationality	French
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Karate
Website	Official site
Medal record Competitor for  France Karate European Championship Gold 1966 Paris Kumite −80 kg Silver 1968 Paris Kumite −80 kg Silver 1971 Paris Kumite −80 kg Karate World Championship Bronze 1970 Tokyo Team Kumite Gold 1972 Paris Team Kumite

Dominique Valera (born (1947-06-14)June 14, 1947) is a French kickboxer and karateka, based in Lyon. He has a 9th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships.^[1][2] Since retiring from competitive karate Dominique Valera has starred in French movies such as Let Sleeping Cops Lie.

Full Contact Karate

In 1975 Dominique Valera entered Full Contact Karate and fought the likes of Bill Wallace and Jeff Smith.^{[1] [3][4][5][6][7][8]} He finished his full contact karate career with 14 victories and 4 defeats.

Achievements

• 1966 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1968 European Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
• 1969 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1971 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1972 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1970 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
• 1972 World Karate Championships Gold Silver Medal

References