Luigi Busà
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Born | Avola, Italy | 9 October 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Luigi Busà in 2015 (left).
Luigi Busà (born 9 October 1987) is an Italian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a five-time gold medalist at the European Karate Championships. He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[1][2] winning the first-ever gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event.[3]
Career[]
In 2015, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, he lost against Rafael Aghayev of Azerbaijan.
In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[4]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2006 | World Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | Kumite 80 kg |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | Kumite 75 kg |
2010 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Kumite 75 kg |
2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Kumite 75 kg |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite 75 kg |
2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Kumite 75 kg |
2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Kumite 75 kg |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "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) - ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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) - ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
External links[]
- Luigi Busà at KarateRec.com
- Luigi Busà at Olympedia
- Luigi Busa – World Karate Federation ranking
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Italian male karateka
- Karateka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in karate
- European Games silver medalists for Italy
- Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in karate
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic karateka of Italy
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in karate
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy