Luca Maresca (born 28 December 1993) is an Italian

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 martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the

2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened ...

held in Minsk, Belarus. Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Career

In 2013, Maresca represented Italy at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

held in Mersin, Turkey and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event. He also competed at the

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games ( es, Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games ( es, XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 Jun ...

held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain but did not win a medal this time; he finished in 5th place. At the

2015 European Karate Championships The 2015 European Karate Championships, the 50th edition, was held at Istanbul in Turkey from 19 to 22 March, 2015. A total of 482 competitors from 47 countries participated at the event. Medalists Men's competition Individual Team Women's co ...

held in Istanbul, Turkey, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event. In 2018, Maresca competed in the men's 67kg event at the

World Karate Championships The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). The competition is held in a different city every two years. Championshi ...

held in Madrid, Spain. He won his first match against Rory Kavanagh of Ireland but lost his next match against Ali Elsawy of Egypt. Maresca won the silver medal in the men's 67kg 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 lost against

Dionysios Xenos Dionysios Xenos (born 5 July 1995) is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held ...

of Greece. Maresca lost his bronze medal match in the men's 67kg 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 Pa ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maresca, Luca Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Naples Italian male karateka Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in karate Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in karate European Games gold medalists for Italy European Games silver medalists for Italy Competitors at the 2022 World Games Karateka of Fiamme Oro 21st-century Italian people