Héctor Cención

Héctor Cención (born 2 April 1999)[1] is a Panamanian karateka. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event.[2][3][4][5]

Héctor Cención
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Jesus Cención Salazar
National teamPanama, karate
CitizenshipPanamanian
Born (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999
Alma materSchool Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and I.P.T Angel Rubio
OccupationKarateka
Years active2016 – present
Sport
CountryPanama
SportKarate
University teamUniversity of Panama
Coached byBiagio Rodofile
Achievements and titles
World finalsNo. 1º in the U21 world ranking 2019
Regional finals2 times Pan American Champion U21 / 6 time Central American champion / 2 time South American champion
National finals3 times national champion
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Panama
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual kata
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Individual kata
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Valledupar Individual kata

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[4] In 2018, he also competed in the men's individual kata event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6]

Héctor Cencion is three-time national champion and a six-time adult Central American champion. He is a five-time South American finalist, being 2 times South American champion and 3 times vice champion. He is a two-time U21 Pan American Champion and in 2019 he was No. 1 in the world ranking for under-21 karateka. he is currently among the top 50 adult athletes in the world, in the kata modality.

In 2019 he won the title of the best athlete of the year in PANAMA, the winner among all sports.

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.[7] In November 2021, he competed at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[8] He competed in the men's kata at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[9] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción, Paraguay.

References
  1. "Héctor Cención". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael. "Diaz wins men's kata gold while hosts Peru prevail in team competition". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. Ortiz, Aurelio (16 August 2019). "Héctor Cención: 'Mucha gente me menospreció'". Mi Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. "Panameño Héctor Cención gana oro en Mundial de Karate virtual". Critica (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.


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