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Anđelo Kvesić

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Anđelo Kvesić
Kvesić in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportKarate
Weight class 84 kg
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Kumite 84 kg
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Kumite 84 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Kumite 84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gaziantep Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zadar Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Kumite 84 kg

Anđelo Kvesić (born 8 June 1995)[1] is a Croatian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist in the men's 84 kg event at the European Karate Championships. He is a two-time bronze medalist in his event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the European Games.

Career

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In 2017, Kvesić competed in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[2] He was eliminated in the elimination round.[2]

Kvesić won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[3][4] In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]

Kvesić won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6][7] In the final, he defeated Hocine Daikhi of Algeria.[8][9] He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[10][11]

Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event. A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[12][13] During the gold medal match, his opponent Fatih Şen of Turkey was disqualified and no silver medal was awarded.[14]

He won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[15]

Personal life

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His brother Ivan Kvesić also competes in karate.

Achievements

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Year Competition Location Rank Event
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Kumite 84 kg
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 84 kg
3rd Team kumite
European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Kumite 84 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 1st Team kumite
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Kumite 84 kg
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 1st Kumite 84 kg
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Kumite 84 kg
World Games Birmingham, United States 2nd Kumite 84 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Kumite 84 kg
3rd Team kumite
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 1st Kumite 84 kg
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1st Kumite 84 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ Houston, Michael (27 June 2022). "Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ^ "JM-Oran-2022 / Karaté: l'Algérien Daikhi médaillé d'argent des 84kg". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ^ "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Celebration of values of Karate on final day of European Games". European Karate Federation. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Men's kumite 84 kg Official Communication" (PDF). 2023 European Games. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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