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 three-time silver medalist in the individual kata event at the World Championships, a six-time gold medalist in his event at the European Championships and a two-time gold medalist in this event at the European Games.

Damián Quintero

Damián Quintero (2018)
Personal information
Full name	Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila
Born	(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 38) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Karate
Event(s)	Individual kata Team kata
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Individual kata World Championships 2014 Bremen Team kata 2016 Linz Individual kata 2018 Madrid Individual kata 2021 Dubai Individual kata 2010 Belgrade Team kata 2016 Linz Team kata World Games 2017 Wrocław Individual kata 2022 Birmingham Individual kata World Beach Games 2019 Doha Individual kata European Games 2015 Baku Individual kata 2019 Minsk Individual kata European Championships 2005 San Cristóbal de La Laguna Team kata 2013 Budapest Individual kata 2013 Budapest Team kata 2014 Tampere Team kata 2015 Istanbul Individual kata 2015 Istanbul Team kata 2016 Montpellier Individual kata 2017 İzmit Individual kata 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata 2004 Moscow Individual kata 2009 Zagreb Team kata 2010 Athens Team kata 2011 Zürich Individual kata 2011 Zürich Team kata 2012 Adeje Team kata 2014 Tampere Individual kata 2016 Montpellier Team kata 2021 Poreč Individual kata 2022 Gaziantep Individual kata 2006 Stavanger Team kata 2007 Bratislava Team kata 2008 Tallinn Team kata

Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later.[3]

Career

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In 2017, he won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[4][5]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7] In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.[8] 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.[9][10]

He represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11] 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.[12][13]

He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[14]

Achievements

References

External links

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• Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila at KarateRec.com
• Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila at Olympedia
• Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila at the International World Games Association
• Damian Hugo Quintero Capdevila – World Karate Federation ranking

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