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Victor John-Charles (born Saint Lucia) is a British karateka. He has an 8th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple individual and team medals at the World Championship, World Games and European Karate Championships. Vic Charles came 3rd in 1983 television competition Superstars. Vic Charles was awarded an MBE for Services to karate in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 1989. This was the first time the sport of karate had been acknowledged in such a fashion. On retiring from competitive karate in 1990 Vic continued as chief instructor of British Sport Karate Association (B.S.K.A.) the Association he established in 1985. The Association dominated English karate competitions and won 2 European Club Team titles. The association counted 3 World and European Champions as members Mervyn Etienne, Mike Sailsman, and Willie Thomas. Vic was appointed English national coach in 1996 and became technical manager of the Performance Plan in 1997 until 1999. He was a member of the board of Karate England until 1999.




Achievements


1977 European Karate Championships Team Gold Medal
1978 European Karate Championships Kumite Silver Openweight
1979 European Club Champion Team Gold Medal
1979 European Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Openweight
1980 World Karate Championships Team kumite Bronze Medal
1981 World GamesKumite Gold Medal
1981 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
1982 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
1984 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
1984 European Karate Championships Team Bronze Medal
1984 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
1984 World Karate Championships Team Gold
1985 European Karate Championships Team Gold Medal
1985 World Games Kumite Gold Medal
1986 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
1986 European Karate Championships Team Bronze Medal
1987 European Karate Championships Team Bronze Medal
1988 World Karate Championships Ippon Kumite Silver Medal
1988 World Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
1988 World Karate Championships Team Gold Medal
1988 European Karate Championships Team Bronze Medal
1989 European Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS

1997 Senior Europeans 1 Gold, 3 Bronze
1997 Junior Europeans 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
1997 World Games 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
1997 World Cup 3 Gold
1997 British Championships 24 Gold, 25 Silver, 37 Bronze
1997 Venice Cup 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze
1998 Women's Cup 1 Silver, 1 Team Bronze
1998 Junior Europeans 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
1998 World Championship 1 Gold, 2 Team Silver, 2 Bronze
1998 Senior Europeans 1 Team Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
1998 Paris Open 2 Silver
1998 Venice Cup 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze
1998 Dutch Open 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
1999 Senior Europeans 1 Gold
1999 Junior Europeans 2 Gold, 2 Bronze
1999 Paris Open 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
1999 Ville de Madrid 1 Team Bronze
British and English Titles

1974 British Junior Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1978 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1978 English Championships Gold Openweight Medal
1979 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1980 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1984 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1985 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1986 English Championships Gold Heavyweight Medal
1987 English Championships Gold Team Medal
1987 British Championships Gold Team Medal
1987 British Club Championships Gold Team Medal
1988 English Championships Gold Team Medal
1989 English Championships Gold Team Medal
International and Association Titles

1977 Czechoslovakia Heavyweight Gold Medal
1977 Czechoslovakia Team Gold Medal
1978 Dutch Open Heavyweight Gold Medal
1978 Dutch Open Openweight Bronze Medal
1979 Spanish Open Gold medal
1980 Czechoslovakia Team Gold Medal
1980 Inter City European Team Gold Medal
1982 Superstars Champion Welsh Heats
1983 Supertars Runner Up Bath
1983 Superstars Runner Up
1983 Superstars British Championships Third Place
1983 Superstars Swimming Record Holder
1985 Paris Champion of Champions Silver Heavyweight Medal
1985 Paris Champion of Champions Silver Openweight Medal
1985 Commonwealth Championships Gold Openweight Medal
1985 Commonwealth Championships Team Gold Medal
1986 Commonwealth Sports Award




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Vic Hayes
• Eternally (lagu Charles Chaplin)
• Charles & Eddie
• Australia
• Charles Durning
• Jam (alat)
• Charles Robinson (wasit)
• Fremont Street
• Guifré
• Keuskupan Agung Tarragona
• Vic Charles
• VIC-20
• Vic Mignogna
• Wadō-ryū
• Vic Damone
• Vic Firth
• Superstars (British TV programme)
• MOS Technology VIC-II
• Vic, Spain
• Trader Vic's