Luca Maresca

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Luca Maresca
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Maresca (left) in 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 32)
Naples, Italy[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Weight class67 kg
Events
ClubFiamme Oro[2]

Luca Maresca (born 28 December 1993)[1] is an Italian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[3][4] Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5]

Career

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In 2013, Maresca represented Italy at the Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event. He also competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain but did not win a medal this time; he finished in 5th place.[6]

At the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event. In 2018, Maresca competed in the men's 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[7] He won his first match against Rory Kavanagh of Ireland but lost his next match against Ali Elsawy of Egypt.

Maresca won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8][9] In the final, he lost against Dionysios Xenos of Greece.[10] Maresca lost his bronze medal match in the men's 67 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st Kumite 60 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Kumite 60 kg
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Team kumite
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Kumite 67 kg
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Team kumite
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 2nd Kumite 67 kg
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Team kumite
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1st Team kumite
2025 European Championships Yerevan, Armenia 1st Team kumite

References

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