Vic Charles

Vic Charles
Born	Victor John Charles[1] Saint Lucia[2]
Style	Wado-ryu Karate[3]
Medal record Men's karate Representing  United Kingdom European Championship 1981 Venice Kumite +80 kg 1989 Titograd Kumite +80 kg World Championship 1986 Sydney Kumite +80 kg 1988 Cairo Kumite +80 kg World Games 1981 Santa Clara Kumite open 1985 London Kumite open

Vic Charles MBE (born Saint Lucia) is a British karateka. He has a 3rd Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships, and a World Karate Championship.^[4] Vic Charles came 3rd in 1983 television competition Superstars.^[5] 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. Since retiring from competitive karate Vic now coaches children is a member of the board of Karate England.^[6][7]

Achievements

• 1981 World Games Gold Medal
• 1981 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1982 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1984 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1984 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
• 1985 World Games Gold Medal
• 1986 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
• 1986 European Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
• 1988 World Karate Championships Ippon Kumite Silver Medal
• 1988 World Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
• 1989 European Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal

References

1. "Queen's birthday honours". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
2. Board members
3. Memoirs of a Karate Fighter. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. "Board of Directors". Karate Sport England. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
5. "Superstars roll of honour". BBC. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
6. "Karate: Governing body in chaos after website statement". The Times. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
7. "Self-inflicted blows may bring Karate England to its knees". The Times. November 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-11-27.