Rochelle Walters
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| Born | 21 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rochelle Walters (born 21 March 2000)[1] is an English karateka. Competing in the women's +68 kg event, she is a medalist in the at the European and World Karate Championships.
Career
In November 2021, Walters competed in the women's +68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she was eliminated in her first match.[2]
Walters competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain, where she was eliminated in the round of 16.[3] She competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, where she was eliminated in the first round.[4][5]
Walters won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[6][7] A year later, she faced María Torres in a bronze medal match in her event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia, where she lost.[8] She faced Torres again in the grand final of the Karate1 Premier League in June and lost once again.[9] At the 2025 World Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt, Walters faced Ingrid Krijmers and won a bronze medal in the women's +68 kg event.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Karate1 Premier League - Cairo 2024 Results Book" (PDF). karate.ch. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ↑ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "Croatia's Andjelo Kvesic and Ivan Martinac lead way to gold on morning session of medals of #KarateZadar2024". World Karate Federation. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Malaga karateka crowns perfect season with Grand Winner title". Diario Sur. 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "All Finalists of the 2025 Karate World Championships Announced". Sportaran. 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "WKF Karate World Championships 2025 in Cairo – All Winners and Medalists". Sportaran. 30 November 2025.