Karla Navas
Navas at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameKarla Andrea Navas Boyd
Country represented Panama
Born (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004
Panama City, Panama
Years on national team2018–present (PAN)
ClubNo Limits
Head coach(es)Carlos Rafael Gil
Medal record
Representing  Panama
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Rio de JaneiroVault
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2023 San SalvadorTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 San SalvadorUneven Bars
Silver medal – second place2023 San SalvadorBalance Beam
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 ValleduparVault
Bronze medal – third place2022 ValleduparTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 ValleduparBalance beam

Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 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.[1]

Gymnastics career

Junior

2018

Navas made her international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around.[2] She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around.[3] In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Vault
Uneven Bars
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Navas at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior

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.[7][8]

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.[9][10] 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
Junior
2018Pacific Rim Championships7
Pan American Championships715
South American Championships11
Top Gym261718
2019
Junior World Championships2347
South American Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)641st place, gold medalist(s)5
Senior
2021
Pan American Championships4746
2022Bolivarian Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)92nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pan American Championships10211st place, gold medalist(s)
South American Games55744
World Championships77
2023
Pan American Championships7111017
Central American & Caribbean Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships43
Pan American Games712

References

  1. ↑ "Karla Navas FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ↑ "U.S. women, McCallum, Bowers take gold at Pac Rim Championships". USA Gymnastics. 28 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Junior Pan American Championships Results (AA)" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "2018 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 22 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "2019 South American Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 21 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "2021 Pan American Championships Results". The Gymternet. 8 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "REBECA CONQUISTA VAGA PARA OS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS DE TÓQUIO". Brazilian Gymnastics Federation (CBG) (in Portuguese). 6 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Karla Navas con oro en Panamericano de Gimnasia" [Karla Navas with gold in Pan American Gymnastics]. Panamá América (in Spanish).
  10. ↑ "U.S. senior men win team title, women capture silver as Pan American Championships end". USA Gymnastics. 17 July 2022.
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