Luca Maresca
Luca Maresca is an Italian karateka. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[2][3] Four years earlier he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fiamme Oro[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2013, he represented Italy at the 2013 Mediterranean Games and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event. He also competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games but did not win a medal this time; he finished in 5th place.[5]
At the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event.
In 2018, he competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. He won his first match against Rory Kavanagh but lost his next match against Ali Elsawy.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 60 kg |
2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 60 kg |
European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Kumite 60 kg | |
2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Kumite 67 kg |
References
- "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Karate" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.