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Damián Quintero
File:Damián Quintero, número 1 del karate mundial en la modalidad de katas.jpg
Damián Quintero (2017)
Personal information
Full nameDamián Hugo Quintero Capdevila
Born (1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 40)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bremen Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2016 Linz Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Belgrade Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Team kata
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Individual kata
World Beach Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Individual kata
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 San Cristóbal
de La Laguna		 Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tampere Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul Team kata
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montpellier Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2017 İzmit Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2004 Moscow Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2009 Zagreb Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2010 Athens Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2011 Zürich Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2011 Zürich Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2012 Adeje Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tampere Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2016 Montpellier Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Stavanger Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bratislava Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tallinn Team kata

Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984)[1] is a Spanish karateka. He is a two-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. He is scheduled to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Spain at the age of five.[3]

Career

Quintero at K1PL 2018 in Berlin

In 2017, he won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4][5]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 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 2019 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 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2010 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Team kata
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 1st Team kata
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Individual kata
2016 World Championships Linz, Austria 2nd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 2nd Individual kata
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Individual kata
2019 World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 1st Individual kata

References

  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Damian Quintero: I get goose bumps, it is a dream come true". World Karate Federation. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ^ Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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