Angelo Crescenzo (born 5 August 1993)[1] is an Italian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships.[2][3] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's −67 kg.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Angelo Crescenzo
Angelo Crescenzo in 2018
Personal information
Born (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 31)
Sarno, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Weight class60 kg
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid −60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dubai −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest −60 kg
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham −60 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska −60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zadar Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad −60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Guadalajara −60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gaziantep −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit −60 kg

Life

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He was born in Sarno.[1]

Crescenzo represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

In November 2021, Crescenzo won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6]

Crescenzo lost his bronze medal match in the men's 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[7] He won the bronze medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[8]

Crescenzo won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite 60 kg
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2022 World Games Birmingham, United States 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 1st Kumite 60 kg
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Kumite 60 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 1st Team kumite

References

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  1. ^ a b "Giochi del Mediterraneo Tarragona 2018 – Angelo Crescenzo". tarragona2018.coni.it (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ Perelman, Rich (5 June 2019). "KARATE Preview: All 12 World Champions fighting at Fourth Premiere League in Shanghai". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "NEWS CENTER – MAIN | WORLD KARATE FEDERATION". WKF.net. Retrieved 11 June 2019. In Male Kumite -60kg, the current World title-holder was also dethroned in Paris since current gold medallist Angelo Crescenzo of Italy lost the final bout against Iran's Majid Hassan Niadeilami.
  4. ^ "Karate - CRESCENZO Angelo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (16 July 2021). "Italian karate team for Tokyo 2020 revealed at CONI reception". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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