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Full name | Karla Andrea Navas Boyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 19) Panama City, Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2018–present (PAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | No Limits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Carlos Rafael Gil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 and 2024 Pan American champion on vault.
Early life※
Navas was born in Panama in 2004. Her mother Veronica Boyd was also a gymnast and her grandfather Guillermo Boyd represented Panama in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Junior gymnastics career※
2018※
Navas made her international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around. She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around. In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.
2019※
Navas was selected——to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Hillary Heron. Together they finished twenty-third as a team. Individually Navas finished 47th in the all-around. Navas ended the season competing at the Junior South American Championships. She placed sixth in the all-around and "helped Panama place third as a team." During event finals she placed first on uneven bars, "fourth on vault." And fifth on balance beam.
Senior gymnastics career※
2020–21※
Navas became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due——to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore Navas did not compete that year. She returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Panama place fourth as a team and individually she placed seventh in the all-around. During event finals she placed fourth on vault and sixth on balance beam.
2022※
Navas competed at the Bolivarian Games where she helped Panama finish third as a team. Individually she finished ninth in the all-around. She won silver on vault behind Yamilet Peña and bronze on balance beam. She next competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Panama finish tenth as a team during qualifications. Individually, "she placed twenty-first in the all-around but won gold on vault." Additionally she qualified to compete at the upcoming World Championships as an individual. At the South American Games Navas helped Panama finish fifth as a team. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on the uneven bars and balance beam, and seventh on vault.
Competitive history※
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2018 | Pacific Rim Championships | 7 | |||||
Pan American Championships | 7 | 15 | |||||
South American Championships | 11 | ||||||
Top Gym | 26 | 17 | 18 | ||||
2019 | |||||||
Junior World Championships | 23 | 47 | |||||
South American Championships | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Senior | |||||||
2021 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
2022 | Bolivarian Games | 9 | |||||
Pan American Championships | 10 | 21 | |||||
South American Games | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
World Championships | 77 | ||||||
2023 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 7 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||
Central American & Caribbean Games | 4 | ||||||
World Championships | 43 | ||||||
Pan American Games | 7 | 12 | |||||
2024 | Cottbus World Cup | ||||||
Baku World Cup | |||||||
Doha World Cup | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 5 | 6 |
References※
- ^ "Karla Navas FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "U.S. women, McCallum, Bowers take gold at Pac Rim Championships". USA Gymnastics. 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results (AA)" (PDF).
- ^ "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 22 October 2018.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
- ^ "2019 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2019.
- ^ "2021 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLĂŤMPICOS DE TĂ“QUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Karla Navas con oro en Panamericano de Gimnasia" [Karla Navas with gold in Pan American Gymnastics]. Panamá América (in Spanish).
- ^ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. 17 July 2022.
External links※
- 2004 births
- 21st-century Panamanian women
- 21st-century Panamanian people
- Panamanian female artistic gymnasts
- Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panama City
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Panama
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Panama
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in gymnastics
- Gymnasts at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Panama
- Bolivarian Games medalists in gymnastics
- Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Panama