Michele Martina
Personal information
Born (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 27)
Tivoli, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Weight class84 kg
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Team kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 84 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Kumite 84 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Kumite 84 kg

Michele Martina (born 18 November 1996)[1] is an Italian karateka. Born in Tivoli,[1] he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia. He also won the gold medal in this event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Career

At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 84 kg event.[2] In that same year, Martina won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[3]

In 2019, Martina won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[4] In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In October 2021, Martina won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[6][7] In November 2021, he competed in the men's 84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8]

Martina competed in the men's 84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[9] He won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Kumite 84 kg
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 3rd Kumite 84 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Team kumite
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Kumite 84 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Kumite 84 kg
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Team kumite
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Kumite 84 kg
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Kumite 84 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Team kumite

References

  1. ^ a b "Giochi del Mediterraneo Tarragona 2018 – Michele Martina". tarragona2018.coni.it (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships". World Karate Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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