Steven Da Costa

Steven Da Costa, sometimes written as Steven Dacosta (born 23 January 1997) is a French karateka. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[1] He is scheduled to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Steven Da Costa
Steven Da Costa (2018)
Personal information
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  France
World Championships
2018 Madrid 67 kg
2016 Linz 67 kg
European Championships
2016 Montpellier 67 kg
European Games
2015 Baku 67 kg
World Games
2017 Wrocław 67 kg

Career

In 2015, at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[4] In the final he lost against Burak Uygur of Turkey.[4]

In 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2016 European Karate Championships held in Montpelier, France. At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria he won one of the bronze medals in that event.

At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.[5][6] In the final he defeated Jordan Thomas of Great Britain.[6]

At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event.[1] In the final he defeated Vinícius Figueira of Brazil.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Kumite 67 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Kumite 67 kg
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Kumite 67 kg
2017 World Games Wrocław, Poland 1st Kumite 67 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite 67 kg
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References
  1. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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