Ivan Kvesić
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| Born | 13 October 1996 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivan Kvesić (born 13 October 1996) is a Croatian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[1] He represented Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +75 kg event.[2]
In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
His brother Anđelo Kvesić also competes in karate.
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 1st | Team kumite |
References[]
- ^ Perelman, Rich (5 June 2019). "KARATE Preview: All 12 World Champions fighting at Fourth Premiere League in Shanghai". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "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[]
- Ivan Kvesić at Olympedia
Categories:
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Croatian male karateka
- Karateka at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in karate
- European Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- People from Široki Brijeg
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka of Croatia
- Croatian sportspeople stubs
- European karate biography stubs