{{Short description|Japanese karateka (born 1991)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Kayo Someya | honorific_suffix = | image = K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Female Kumite –68 kg 17.jpg | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Someya in 2018 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|14}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Japan | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 68 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = {{Plainlist| * Kumite * Team kumite }} | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's karate }} {{Medal|Country| {{JPN}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2012 Paris | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2012 Paris | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2015 Yokohama | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2017 Astana | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Amman | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2021 Almaty | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Tashkent | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2019 Tashkent | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2013 Dubai | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Astana | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Almaty | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Competition| World Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2013 Cali | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Wrocław | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Jakarta | Kumite 68 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Kayo Someya''' (born 14 May 1991)<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> is a Japanese karateka. She is the 2012 World Champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event and a five-time gold medalist in this event at the Asian Karate Championships.
== Career ==
Someya represented Japan at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia and she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.<ref name="karate_medalists_world_games_2013">{{Cite web|title=Karate Medalists by Event|url=https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815221055/https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|archive-date=15 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020|website=2013 World Games}}</ref>
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Someya won the bronze medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.<ref name="japan_win_two_golds_world_games_2017">{{Cite news|last=Winters|first=Max|date=26 July 2017|title=Japan win two golds as karate action concludes at Wrocław 2017|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053287/japan-win-two-golds-as-karate-action-concludes-at-wroclaw-2017|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903140713/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053287/japan-win-two-golds-as-karate-action-concludes-at-wroclaw-2017|archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="karate_results_world_games_2017">{{Cite web|url=https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2017 World Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf|archive-date=24 April 2020|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
thumb|left|Someya at K1PL 2018 in Berlin At the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan, Someya won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.<ref name="japan_claim_seven_gold_asian_karate_2018">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067479/japan-claim-seven-gold-medals-at-asian-karate-championships|title=Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships|date=14 July 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018"/> In her bronze medal match she defeated Chao Jou of Taiwan.<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018"/>
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Someya won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.<ref name="japan_earn_six_titles_uzbek_golden_2019">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|title=Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships|date=20 July 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|title=2019 Asian Karate Championships Results|website=World Karate Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> This became the silver medal after a confirmed doping violation of Nodira Djumaniyazova of Uzbekistan, the original gold medalist.<ref name="ceyco_georgia_dapat_medali_emas_karate_asia_2019">{{Cite news|date=25 January 2021|title=Ceyco Georgia Dapat Medali Emas yang Tertunda dari Kejuaraan Karate Asia 2019|language=id|work=skor|url=https://olahraga.skor.id/ceyco-georgia-dapat-medali-emas-tertunda-dari-kejuaraan-karate-asia-2019-01365347|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="doping_violation_nodira_djumaniyazova_wkf_2021">{{Cite web|title=Report of Anti-Doping Matter|url=https://www.wkf.net/pdf/ADRV_Nodira-Djumaniyazova.pdf|access-date=19 July 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref>
In 2021, Someya competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A month later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.<ref name="japan_top_medal_table_asian_karate_championships_in_almaty_2021">{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=22 December 2021|title=Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117171/japan-asian-karate-champs-2021|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_asian_karate_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/449/ResultBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222173136/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/449/ResultBook.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2021|access-date=22 December 2021|website=Sportdata.org}}</ref> She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event.<ref name="results_book_asian_karate_championships_2021"/>
==Personal life== She is the older sister of Mayumi Someya, also a karateka and a colleague of Japan's national karate team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goerie.com/article/20150816/SPORTS/610138407/|title=Hopes high for karate's inclusion for 2020 Tokyo Olympics|date=16 August 2015|work=Goerie.com|access-date=4 February 2021}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank!!Event |- |rowspan=2 | 2012 |rowspan=2 | World Championships |rowspan=2 | Paris, France |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |rowspan=2 | 2013 |World Games |Cali, Colombia |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |Asian Championships |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |2015 |Asian Championships |Yokohama, Japan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=3 | 2017 |rowspan=2 | Asian Championships |rowspan=2 | Astana, Kazakhstan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |World Games |Wrocław, Poland |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2018 |Asian Championships |Amman, Jordan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |Asian Games |Jakarta, Indonesia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |2019 |Asian Championships |Tashkent, Uzbekistan |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2021 |rowspan=2 | Asian Championships |rowspan=2 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |2022 |Asian Championships |Tashkent, Uzbekistan |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |}
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