Steven Da Costa, sometimes written as Steven Dacosta (born 23 January 1997) is a French

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 67 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's 67 kg event at the

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(2018 and 2021) and a three-time gold medalist in this event at the

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(2016, 2019 and 2023).

Career

K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Male Kumite –67 kg 34

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, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event. In the final, he lost against

Burak Uygur Burak Uygur (born April 14, 1995) is a European and European Games champion Turkish karateka competing in the kumite 67 kg division. He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Achievements ;2015: * 1st European Games – 13 ...

of Turkey. In 2016, Da Costa won the silver medal in the under-21 men's 67 kg event at the EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. A few months later, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the

held in Montpelier, France. He also won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event. At the World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event. A few months later, at the

held in Linz, Austria, he won one of the bronze medals in both the men's kumite 67 kg and men's team kumite events. In 2017, Da Costa won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event at the

held in İzmit, Turkey. In the same year, at the

World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...

held in Wrocław, Poland, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event. In the final, he defeated Jordan Thomas of Great Britain. 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. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1117 athletes from ...

held in Madrid, Spain, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event. In the final, he defeated Vinícius Figueira of Brazil. The following year, he also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the

2019 European Karate Championships The 2019 European Karate Championships were the 54th edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 28 to 31 May 2019. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 559 athletes from 51 nati ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain. In May 2021, Da Costa won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the

held in Poreč, Croatia. In August 2021, he represented France at the

in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal by defeating

Eray Şamdan Eray Şamdan (born 25 July 1997) is a Turkish karateka competing in the kumite. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2018, he took the bronze medal in the Kumite 60 kg event at th ...

of Turkey in the final of the men's 67 kg event. Da Costa was also the flag bearer for France during the

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. In November 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the

2022 European Karate Championships The 2022 European Karate Championships was the 57th edition of the European Karate Championships and 4th European Para Karate Championships, held in Gaziantep, Turkey from 25 to 29 May 2022. Medal table Medalists Men Women Participating na ...

held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He also won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event. He won the gold medal 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. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.

Personal life

His brothers Logan Da Costa and Jessie Da Costa also compete in karate.

Achievements

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Da Costa, Steven Living people 1997 births French male karateka European Games silver medalists for France European Games medalists in karate Karateka at the 2015 European Games Competitors at the 2017 World Games World Games gold medalists World Games medalists in karate French people of Portuguese descent Olympic karateka of France Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in karate Olympic gold medalists for France 21st-century French people