Noah Bitsch (born 29 September 1989) is a German

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 has won medals at both 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 ...

and

European Karate Championships The European Karate Championships are organised by the European Karate Federation each year. History Events from 1966 to 1996 were organized by the European Karate Union. In 1961, Jacques Delcourt was appointed President of French Karate, whic ...

with his best individual result being bronze at the 2014 World Karate Championships and silver at the 2015 European Karate Championships. He has also won medals in the men's team kumite event at several editions of both competitions. In 2013, he also won the silver medal in his event at the

2013 World Games The 2013 World Games ( es, Juegos Mundiales 2013), the ninth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4. Host city allocation history The 2013 World Games were initially all ...

held in Cali, Colombia. He represented Germany 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 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.

Career

He won two medals at the

2012 European Karate Championships The 2012 European Karate Championships, the 47th edition, were held in Adeje, Tenerife, Spain from 10 to 13 May 2012. A total of 450 competitors from 45 countries participated at the event. Medalists Men's competition Individual Team Women's ...

in Adeje, Spain: the gold medal in the men's team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at both the 2013 European Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and 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 competi ...

held in Tampere, Finland. At the

held in Cali, Colombia, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event. In 2015, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's kumite 75 kg 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. In 2019, he competed in the same 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 where he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. In May 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. In June 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bitsch, Noah Living people 1989 births Place of birth missing (living people) German male karateka Competitors at the 2013 World Games World Games silver medalists World Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2015 European Games Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Germany Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic karateka for Germany 21st-century German people