Karla Navas

Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022, 2024, and 2025 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.

Junior gymnastics career 2018 Navas made her international debut at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around. She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around. In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around.

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. 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.

Senior gymnastics career 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.

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. 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 +Competitive history of Karla Navas at the junior levelYearEvent 2018 Pacific Rim Championships 7 Pan American Championships 7 15 South American Championships 11 Top Gym 26 17 18 2019Junior World Championships 23 47 South American Championships 6 4 5

+Competitive history of Karla Navas at the senior levelYearEvent 2021 Pan American Championships 4 7 4 6 2022 Bolivarian Games 9 Pan American Championships 10 21 South American Games 5 5 7 4 4 World Championships 77 2023 Pan American Championships 7 11 10 17 Central American & Caribbean Games 4 World Championships 43 Pan American Games 7 12 2024 Cottbus World Cup Baku World Cup Doha World Cup Pan American Championships 5 6 South American Championships 7 4 2025 Pan American Championships 6 9 4 Paris World Challenge Cup World Championships 38 Bolivarian Games