{{Short description|Ukrainian karateka (born 1993)}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Valerii Chobotar | image = Valerii Chobotar at the 2023 World Karate Championships.jpg | image_size = Chobotar with the medal of the 2023 WCh | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Чоботар Валерій Валерійович | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Chernivtsi, Ukraine | other_names = | residence = | nationality = Ukrainian | height = | weight = | weight_class = | style = Karate Kumite | team = "ЧОМГО Лідер", Chernivtsi | trainer = | rank = | university = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's karate }} {{MedalCountry | {{UKR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Madrid | –84 kg }} {{MedalBronze | 2023 Budapest | –84 kg }} {{MedalCompetition|European Games}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Minsk|–84 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Guadalajara|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Yerevan|Kumite 84 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Kocaeli | Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Novi Sad | Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2021 Poreč | Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Gaziantep|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Zadar|84 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Zadar|Team kumite}} }}
'''Valerii Chobotar''' ({{langx|uk|Чоботар Валерій Валерійович}}, born 27 July 1993)<ref name="karate_entry_list_european_games_2023">{{Cite web |title=Karate Entry List by NOC |url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C32A_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624074137/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/KTE/EG2023_KTE_C32A_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=2 July 2023 |website=2023 European Games}}</ref> is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite 84 kg division. Valerii won silver medal at the 2018 Worlds in Madrid, Spain,<ref>[https://24tv.ua/ukrayinets_valeriy_chobotar_stav_vitse_chempionom_svitu_z_karate_n1061499 Ukrainian Valerii Chobotar became vice World karate champion] (in Ukrainian)</ref> and bronze medal at the 2023 Worlds in Budapest, Hungary.<ref>[https://mms.gov.ua/news/ukraintsi-zavoiuvaly-try-medali-na-chempionati-svitu-z-karate Українці завоювали три медалі на чемпіонаті світу з карате], Ministry of Youth and Sports, 28 October 2023 (in Ukrainian).</ref> He is 2023 European champion and multiple medallist in team competitions.<ref>[https://sport.unian.net/othersports/10114481-muzhskaya-sbornaya-ukrainy-zavoevala-bronzu-chempionata-evropy-po-karate-video.html Ukrainian men's national team won bronze at the European Karate Championships (video)] (in Russian)</ref>
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.<ref name="results_book_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref> In November 2021, he competed in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref name="world_karate_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref>
Chobotar coaches Andrii Zaplitnyi.
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==External links== * [http://wkf.com.ua/sportsmen/profile.html?id=79 Ukrainian Karate Federation: Valerii Chobotar]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chobotar, Valerii}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Ukrainian male karateka Category:European Games medalists in karate Category:Karateka at the 2019 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2019 European Games Category:Karateka at the 2023 European Games Category:European Games bronze medalists for Ukraine Category:Sportspeople from Chernivtsi Category:21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Category:Competitors at the 2025 World Games
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