Anđelo Kvesić (born 8 June 1995) is a Croatian
karate
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ka. He is a two-time gold medalist in the men's +84kg event at the
European Karate Championships. He is a two-time bronze medalist in his event at the
World Karate Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the
European Games.
Career
In 2017, Kvesić competed in the
men's kumite +84kg event at the
World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.
He was eliminated in the elimination round.
Kvesić won the silver medal in the
men's kumite +84kg event at the
2019 European Games
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held in Minsk, Belarus.
In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the
men's +84kg event at the
World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kvesić won the gold medal in the men's
kumite +84kg event at the
2022 European Karate Championships
The 2022 European Karate Championships was the 57th edition of the European Karate Championships and 4th European Para Karate Championships, held in Gaziantep, Turkey from 25 to 29 May 2022.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
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held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He won the gold medal in the
men's +84kg event at the
2022 Mediterranean Games
The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...
held in Oran, Algeria.
In the final, he defeated
Hocine Daikhi
Hocine Daikhi is an Algerian karateka. He is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Mediterranean Games, a silver medalist at the African Games and a bronze medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games. He has also won medals in individual and ...
of Algeria.
He won the silver medal in the
men's kumite +84kg event at the
2022 World Games
The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...
held in Birmingham, United States.
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the
men's +84kg event at the
2023 European Karate Championships
The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023.
Medal table
Medalists Men
Women
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held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the 2023 European Karate Championships – Men's team kumite, men's team kumite event. A few months later, he won the gold medal in Karate at the 2023 European Games – Men's kumite +84 kg, his event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.
During the gold medal match, his opponent Fatih Şen of Turkey was disqualified and no silver medal was awarded.
He won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.
Personal life
His brother Ivan Kvesić also competes in karate.
Achievements
References
External links
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Living people
1995 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Croatian male karateka
Competitors at the 2017 World Games
European Games gold medalists for Croatia
European Games silver medalists for Croatia
Karateka at the 2019 European Games
Karateka at the 2023 European Games
European Games medalists in karate
Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
Mediterranean Games medalists in karate
World Games medalists in karate
World Games silver medalists
21st-century Croatian people
World Games medalists for Croatia
Medalists at the 2022 World Games