Ivan Kvesić (born 13 October 1996) is a
Croatian karateka
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
athlete who won a gold medal at the
2018 World Karate Championships
The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018.
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Women
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held in Madrid, Spain.
He
represented Croatia at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the
men's +75kg event.
Career
In 2021, Kvesić lost his bronze medal match in the
men's 84kg event at the
World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals 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.
He lost his bronze medal match 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 team kumite 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.
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held in Guadalajara, Spain. He won the one of the bronze medals in the men's 84kg event at the
2024 European Karate Championships
The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024.
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held in Zadar, Croatia.
Personal life
His brother
Anđelo Kvesić
Anđelo Kvesić (born 8 June 1995) is a Croatian karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan mar ...
also competes in karate.
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1996 births
Living people
Croatian male karateka
Karateka at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in karate
European Games gold medalists for Croatia
Sportspeople from Široki Brijeg
Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic karateka for Croatia
Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia
Mediterranean Games medalists in karate
Competitors at the 2022 World Games
21st-century Croatian people