Luca Maresca

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]

Luca Maresca
Luca Maresca (2015, left)
Personal information
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993
Naples, Italy[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Weight class67 kg
Event(s)Kumite
ClubFiamme Oro[2]
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DubaiTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2018 MadridTeam kumite
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Kumite 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Kumite 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 IstanbulKumite 60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinKumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 OranKumite 67 kg

Career

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
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
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

References
  1. "Giochi del Mediterraneo Tarragona 2018 – Luca Maresca". tarragona2018.coni.it (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Karate" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (30 June 2019). "Italy's Maresca earns dramatic win as Ukraine take two golds in karate finale at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. Butler, Nick (13 June 2015). "Azerbaijan scoop double karate gold on opening night of European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. Lloyd, Owen (26 June 2022). "Ouikene secures first Algerian gold medal of Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  9. "Algerian karatekas lead way to medals on Day 1 of Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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