Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984)[1] is a Spanish karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He is also a four-time silver medalist in the individual kata event at the World Championships, a seven-time gold medalist in his event at the European Championships and a three-time gold medalist in this event at the European Games.
Early life
editBorn in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later.[3] He began his karate training in 1991, at a Goju Ryu school run by Lorenzo Marin. In 1997, he won the Spanish national championship children's category.[4]
Career
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In 2017, Quintero won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[5][6]
In 2019, Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[7][8] In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[9] In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[10][11]
Quintero represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12] He won the silver medal in the men's kata event. A few months after the Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13][14]
Quintero won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[15]
Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[16][17] He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[18]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | European Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2005 | European Championships | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | 1st | Team kata |
| 2006 | European Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2007 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2008 | European Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2009 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2010 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Team kata |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Team kata | |
| 2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2nd | Team kata | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Adeje, Spain | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Individual kata |
| 1st | Team kata | |||
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 1st | Team kata | |||
| World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Team kata | |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| 1st | Team kata | |||
| European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2nd | Team kata | |||
| World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 3rd | Team kata | |||
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Individual kata |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Individual kata | |
| World Beach Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Individual kata | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
| European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 1st | Individual kata | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Individual kata | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2nd | Team kata |
References
edit- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Damian Quintero: I get goose bumps, it is a dream come true". World Karate Federation. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Biography – Damián Quintero". www.damianquintero.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Barker, Philip (13 October 2019). "Spain celebrate double karate gold at ANOC World Beach Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 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 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (22 June 2023). "Canoe sprint double helps Ukraine top early medals table at Kraków-Małopolska 2023". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Summary of day 1 of Karate at European Games". European Karate Federation. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "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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- Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila – World Karate Federation ranking
- Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila at KarateRec.com
- Damian Quintero at Olympics.com
- Damián Quintero at Olympedia (archive)
- Damian Quintero at the World Games
- Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
