Spanish karateka (born 1984)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Quintero and the second or maternal family name is
Capdevila .
Damián Quintero
Damián Quintero (2018)
Full name Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila Born (1984-07-04 ) 4 July 1984 (age 40) Buenos Aires , ArgentinaCountry Spain Sport Karate Events
Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984)[ 1] is a Spanish karateka . He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[ 2] He is also a four-time silver medalist in the individual kata event at the World Championships , a seven-time gold medalist in his event at the European Championships and a three-time gold medalist in this event at the European Games .
Early life
Born in Buenos Aires , he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos , Malaga, Spain a few years later.[ 3]
He began his karate training in 1991, at a Goju Ryu school run by Lorenzo Marin. In 1997, he won the Spanish national Championship childrens' category.[ 4]
Career
Quintero at K1PL 2018 in Berlin
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In 2017, Quintero won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[ 5] [ 6]
In 2019, Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[ 7] [ 8] In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[ 9] In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar.[ 10] [ 11]
Quintero represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[ 12] He won the silver medal in the men's kata event. A few months after the Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[ 13] [ 14]
Quintero won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[ 15]
Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[ 16] [ 17] He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[ 18]
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Rank
Event
2004
European Championships
Moscow, Russia
2nd
Individual kata
2005
European Championships
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
1st
Team kata
2006
European Championships
Stavanger, Norway
3rd
Team kata
2007
European Championships
Bratislava, Slovakia
3rd
Team kata
2008
European Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
3rd
Team kata
2009
European Championships
Zagreb, Croatia
2nd
Team kata
2010
European Championships
Athens, Greece
2nd
Team kata
World Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
3rd
Team kata
2011
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
2nd
Individual kata
2nd
Team kata
2012
European Championships
Adeje, Spain
2nd
Team kata
2013
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
1st
Individual kata
1st
Team kata
2014
European Championships
Tampere, Finland
2nd
Individual kata
1st
Team kata
World Championships
Bremen, Germany
1st
Team kata
2015
European Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
1st
Individual kata
1st
Team kata
European Games
Baku, Azerbaijan
1st
Individual kata
2016
European Championships
Montpellier, France
1st
Individual kata
2nd
Team kata
World Championships
Linz, Austria
2nd
Individual kata
3rd
Team kata
2017
European Championships
İzmit, Turkey
1st
Individual kata
World Games
Wrocław, Poland
2nd
Individual kata
2018
European Championships
Novi Sad, Serbia
1st
Individual kata
World Championships
Madrid, Spain
2nd
Individual kata
2019
European Championships
Guadalajara, Spain
1st
Individual kata
European Games
Minsk, Belarus
1st
Individual kata
World Beach Games
Doha, Qatar
1st
Individual kata
2021
European Championships
Poreč, Croatia
2nd
Individual kata
Summer Olympics
Tokyo, Japan
2nd
Individual kata
World Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2nd
Individual kata
2022
European Championships
Gaziantep, Turkey
2nd
Individual kata
World Games
Birmingham, United States
2nd
Individual kata
2023
European Championships
Guadalajara, Spain
1st
Individual kata
European Games
Kraków and Małopolska, Poland
1st
Individual kata
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
2nd
Individual kata
2024
European Championships
Zadar, Croatia
2nd
Individual kata
2nd
Team kata
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