Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984) is a Spanish

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ka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a three-time silver medalist in the individual kata event at the

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, a six-time gold medalist in his event at the

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and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the

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. Born in

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, he emigrated with his family to

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, Malaga, Spain a few years later.

Career

In 2017, he won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the

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held in Wrocław, Poland. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the

held in Minsk, Belarus. In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the

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held in Guadalajara, Spain. In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar. He represented Spain at the

in Tokyo, Japan. 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

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held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the

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held in Birmingham, United States.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintero, Damian 1984 births Living people Spanish male karateka Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games World Games medalists in karate World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2017 World Games Competitors at the 2022 World Games European Games gold medalists for Spain European Games medalists in karate Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Argentine emigrants to Spain Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic karateka of Spain 21st-century Spanish people