{{Short description|American karateka (born 1977)}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = George Kotaka | residence = | other_names = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|28}} | birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | martial_art = Shitō-ryū Karate | teacher = Chuzo Kotaka | rank = 4th ''dan'' karate | students = | url = [http://www.georgekotaka.com/ Official site] | footnotes = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{Medal|Sport | Karate}} {{Medal|Competition | Karate at the Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold| 1999 Winnipeg|Kumite −65 kg}} {{Medal|Sport | Karate}} {{Medal|Competition | World Championship}} {{MedalBronze| 2000 Munich|Kumite −65 kg}} {{MedalGold| 2002 Madrid|Kumite −65 kg}} {{MedalGold| 2008 Japan|Kumite −65 kg}} }}
'''George Kotaka''' (born July 28, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States) is an American karateka. He has a 4th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships and appeared in the documentary ''Empty Hand: The Real Karate Kids''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/07/27/sports/story2.html|title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports|website=archives.starbulletin.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_coverstory/george_kotaka|title=Going out on Top - MidWeek Cover Story - Midweek.com|first=Midweek|last=Printing|website=archives.midweek.com}}</ref>
==Achievements==
* 2002 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNwDAAAAMBAJ&dq=george+kotaka+wkf+karate&pg=PT15|title=Black Belt|date=1 March 2003|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref> * 2008 World Karate Championships Gold Medal
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://kumiteacademy.com/ Kumite Academy]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kotaka, George}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:American male karateka Category:Karate coaches Category:Martial artists from Honolulu Category:American people of Japanese descent Category:Sportspeople of Japanese descent Category:Shitō-ryū practitioners Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in karate Category:Karateka at the 1999 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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