Mattia Busato (born 2 February 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 is a four-time bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships. He is also the gold medalist in the men's individual kata event at the

2014 European Karate Championships The 2014 European Karate Championships, the 49th edition, was held at Tampere in Finland from 1 to 4 May 2014. A total of 481 competitors from 44 countries participated at the event. Medalists Men's competition Individual Team Women's comp ...

held in Tampere, Finland. Busato represented Italy 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 kata event.

Career

In 2015, Busato won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in this event at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He competed in the men's kata event at the

2017 World Games The 2017 World Games ( pl, Igrzyska Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (german: Breslau 2017; sli, Brassel 2017), was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events withi ...

held in Wrocław, Poland. In 2018, Busato won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the

World University Karate Championships The World University Karate Championships is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and have been held every two years since 1998 each time in a different host city. University * World University Karate ...

held in Kobe, Japan. Busato represented Italy at the

in Tokyo, Japan in karate. He finished in 4th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round. In October 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In November 2021, Busato won one of the bronze medals in both the men's kata and men's team kata events at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Busato lost his bronze medal match in the men's kata 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. He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata 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 P ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kata event. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

held in Poland. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the

2023 World Karate Championships The 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 24 to 29 October 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Iranian team's visa problems The visas of 21 Iranian karateka were not issued for various reasons. These karatekas were present in the men's kata ...

held in Budapest, Hungary.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busato, Mattia Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) Italian male karateka Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Italy European Games bronze medalists for Italy European Games medalists in karate Karateka of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Competitors at the 2017 World Games Competitors at the 2022 World Games Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Italy 21st-century Italian people