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Damián Quintero

Damián Quintero (2018)
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 39) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Karate
Event(s)	Individual kata Team kata
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Spain Olympic Games Silver 2020 Tokyo Individual kata World Championships Gold 2014 Bremen Team kata Silver 2016 Linz Individual kata Silver 2018 Madrid Individual kata Silver 2021 Dubai Individual kata Silver 2023 Budapest Individual kata Bronze 2010 Belgrade Team kata Bronze 2016 Linz Team kata World Games Silver 2017 Wrocław Individual kata Silver 2022 Birmingham Individual kata World Beach Games Gold 2019 Doha Individual kata European Games Gold 2015 Baku Individual kata Gold 2019 Minsk Individual kata Gold 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual kata European Championships Gold 2005 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Team kata Gold 2013 Budapest Individual kata Gold 2013 Budapest Team kata Gold 2014 Tampere Team kata Gold 2015 Istanbul Individual kata Gold 2015 Istanbul Team kata Gold 2016 Montpellier Individual kata Gold 2017 İzmit Individual kata Gold 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata Gold 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata Gold 2023 Guadalajara Individual kata Silver 2004 Moscow Individual kata Silver 2009 Zagreb Team kata Silver 2010 Athens Team kata Silver 2011 Zürich Individual kata Silver 2011 Zürich Team kata Silver 2012 Adeje Team kata Silver 2014 Tampere Individual kata Silver 2016 Montpellier Team kata Silver 2021 Poreč Individual kata Silver 2022 Gaziantep Individual kata Bronze 2006 Stavanger Team kata Bronze 2007 Bratislava Team kata Bronze 2008 Tallinn Team kata

Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984) is a Spanish karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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.

Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later.

Career

Quintero at K1PL 2018 in Berlin

In 2017, Quintero won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.

In 2019, Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. 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.

Quintero represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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.

Quintero won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.

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. He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Achievements

See also

In Spanish: Damián Quintero para niños