Damián Quintero
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Full name | Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4 July 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984)[1] is a Spanish karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He is also a three-time silver medalist in the individual kata event at the World Championships, a six-time gold medalist in his event at the European Championships and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Games.
Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later.[3]
Career[]
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In 2017, he won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4][5]
In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7] In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[8] In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10]
He represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11] He won the silver medal in the men's kata event. A few months after the Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[12][13]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2004 | European Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | Individual kata |
2005 | European Championships | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | 1st | Team kata |
2006 | European Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 3rd | Team kata |
2007 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3rd | Team kata |
2008 | European Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Team kata |
2009 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Team kata |
2010 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Team kata |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Team kata | |
2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Individual kata |
2nd | Team kata | |||
2012 | European Championships | Adeje, Spain | 2nd | Team kata |
2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Team kata | |
2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
1st | Team kata | |||
European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata | |
2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 1st | Individual kata |
2nd | Team kata | |||
World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Individual kata | |
3rd | Team kata | |||
2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Individual kata | |
2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Individual kata |
World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Individual kata | |
2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Individual kata | |
World Beach Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Individual kata | |
2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Individual kata | |
World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Individual kata |
References[]
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Damian Quintero: I get goose bumps, it is a dream come true". World Karate Federation. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
External links[]
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- Damián Quintero at the International World Games Association
- Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila – World Karate Federation ranking
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Spanish male karateka
- Karateka at the 2015 European Games
- Karateka at the 2019 European Games
- World Games medalists in karate
- World Games silver medalists
- Competitors at the 2017 World Games
- European Games gold medalists for Spain
- European Games medalists in karate
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Argentine emigrants to Spain
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in karate
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- Olympic karateka of Spain