# Karla Navas

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

| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
| Junior ||||||||
| 2018 | Pacific Rim Championships | | 7 | | | | |
| 2018 | Pan American Championships | 7 | 15 | | | | |
| 2018 | South American Championships | | 11 | | | | |
| 2018 | Top Gym | | 26 | 17 | | | 18 |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Junior World Championships | 23 | 47 | | | | |
| 2019 | South American Championships | | 6 | 4 | | 5 | |
| Senior ||||||||
| 2021 |
| 2021 | Pan American Championships | 4 | 7 | 4 | | 6 | |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | | 9 | | | | |
| 2022 | Pan American Championships | 10 | 21 | | | | |
| 2022 | South American Games | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2022 | World Championships | | 77 | | | | |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Pan American Championships | 7 | 11 | | 10 | 17 | |
| 2023 | Central American & Caribbean Games | | | 4 | | | |
| 2023 | World Championships | | 43 | | | | |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | 7 | 12 | | | | |
| 2024 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Baku World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Doha World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Pan American Championships | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 2024 | South American Championships | | 7 | | | | 4 |