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Full name | Karla Andrea Navas Boyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Panama City, Panama | 12 September 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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 | ![]() |
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Pan American Championships | 10 | 21 | ![]() |
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South American Games | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
World Championships | 77 | ||||||
2023 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 7 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||
Central American & Caribbean Games | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
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World Championships | 43 | ||||||
Pan American Games | 7 | 12 | |||||
2024 | Cottbus World Cup | ![]() |
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Baku World Cup | ![]() |
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Doha World Cup | ![]() |
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Pan American Championships | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
Karla Navas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Navas at the
2019 Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Karla Andrea Navas Boyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Panama City, Panama | 12 September 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2018–present ( PAN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | No Limits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Carlos Rafael Gil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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 | ![]() |
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Pan American Championships | 10 | 21 | ![]() |
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South American Games | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
World Championships | 77 | ||||||
2023 | |||||||
Pan American Championships | 7 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||
Central American & Caribbean Games | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
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World Championships | 43 | ||||||
Pan American Games | 7 | 12 | |||||
2024 | Cottbus World Cup | ![]() |
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Baku World Cup | ![]() |
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Doha World Cup | ![]() |
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Pan American Championships | 5 | 6 | ![]() |