Stefan Pokorny is an Austrian

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 three-time bronze medalist in the men's kumite 67kg event at the

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 ...

Career

At the

2016 World University Karate Championships The 2016 World University Karate Championships was the 10th edition of World University Karate Championships and took place in Braga, Portugal between August 10 and August 13, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal count table See also ...

held in Braga, Portugal, Pokorny won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67kg event. In 2018, Pokorny 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 ...

in Madrid, Spain. He also represented Austria 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 ...

in Minsk, Belarus. In May 2021, Pokorny won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67kg event at the

held in Poreč, Croatia. In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokorny, Stefan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Austrian male karateka Karateka at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Austria 21st-century Austrian people