Angelo Crescenzo (born 5 August 1993)[1] is an Italian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships.[2][3] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's −67 kg.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
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| Born | 5 August 1993 Sarno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Life
editCrescenzo represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
In November 2021, Crescenzo won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]
Crescenzo lost his bronze medal match in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7] He won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[8]
Crescenzo won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9]
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite 60 kg |
| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Kumite 60 kg |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Kumite 60 kg |
| European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 1st | Team kumite |
References
edit- ^ a b "Giochi del Mediterraneo Tarragona 2018 – Angelo Crescenzo". tarragona2018.coni.it (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NEWS CENTER – MAIN | WORLD KARATE FEDERATION". WKF.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
In Male Kumite -60kg, the current World title-holder was also dethroned in Paris since current gold medallist Angelo Crescenzo of Italy lost the final bout against Iran's Majid Hassan Niadeilami.
- ^ "Karate - CRESCENZO Angelo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (16 July 2021). "Italian karate team for Tokyo 2020 revealed at CONI reception". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
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- Angelo Crescenzo – World Karate Federation ranking
- Angelo Crescenzo at KarateRec.com
- Angelo Crescenzo at Olympics.com
- Angelo Crescenzo at Olympedia
- Angelo Crescenzo at the International World Games Association
