Ariel Torres
| File:Ariel Torres Gutierrez Pan American Champion 2019 .jpg Torres in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | United States of America |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Born | November 6, 1997 Cuba |
| Home town | Hialeah |
| Alma mater | Westland Hialeah Senior High |
| Occupation | Professional Athlete |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | USA KARATE |
| Height | 173.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 82 Kg |
| Website | https://www.instagram.com/arielkarate1/?hl=en |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Karate |
| Rank | San Dan Okinawa Goju Ryu Ni Dan Jyoshinmon Shorin Ryu |
Event | Individual kata |
| Team | Team USA |
| Coached by | Jesus Del Moral |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Multiple Times National Champion |
| Highest world ranking | 2 WKF World Ranking Top 10 Olympic Ranking |
Medal record | |
Ariel Torres Gutierrez (born November 6, 1997)[1] is an American karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event.[4][5] He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8] He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.[9][10]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ariel Torres Gutierrez at the World Karate Federation (alternate link)
- Ariel Torres at USA Karate
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- American male karateka
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in karate
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in karate
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka for the United States
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in karate
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2025 World Games
- World Games medalists in karate
- World Games silver medalists for the United States