Anđelo Kvesić
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| Born | 8 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Kumite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anđelo Kvesić (born 8 June 1995)[1] is a Croatian karateka. He 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 silver medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[2][3]
Career
In 2017, he competed in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4] He was eliminated in the elimination round.[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]
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]
Personal life
His brother Ivan Kvesić also competes in karate.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Rank | Event |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (27 June 2022). "Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "JM-Oran-2022 / Karaté: l'Algérien Daikhi médaillé d'argent des +84kg". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
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- European Games medalists in karate
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- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
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