Dominique Valera
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| Born |
June 14, 1947 Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dominique Valera (born June 14, 1947) is a French kickboxer and karateka, based in Lyon. He has a 9th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships.[1][2] Since retiring from competitive karate Dominique Valera has starred in French movies such as Let Sleeping Cops Lie.
Full Contact Karate
In 1975 Dominique Valera entered Full Contact Karate and fought the likes of Bill Wallace and Jeff Smith.[1] [3][4][5][6][7][8] He finished his full contact karate career with 14 victories and 4 defeats.
Achievements
- 1966 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1968 European Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
- 1969 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1971 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1972 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1970 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
- 1972 World Karate Championships Gold Silver Medal
Filmography
- 1985 : Parole de flic
- 1986 : Twist Again in Moscow
- 1987 : Terminus
- 1988 : Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort
- 2000 : Ainsi soit-il
References
- 1 2 3 Black Belt January 1978. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ton évolution, c'est toi qui en es responsable" (in French). Karate Magazine. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt September 1975. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt October 1973. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt October 1971. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt September 1968. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt July 1972. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Black Belt February 1976. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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