Ivan Kvesić
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| Born | 13 October 1996 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ivan Kvesić (born 13 October 1996)[1] is a Croatian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[2] He represented Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +75 kg event.[3]
Career
In 2019, Kvesić won the gold medal in the men's 84 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[4] He defeated Uğur Aktaş of Turkey in his gold medal match.[4] In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[6][7] He lost his bronze medal match in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[8]
Kvesić won the gold medal in his event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.[9][10] He defeated Valerii Chobotar of Ukraine in his gold medal match.[10] He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[10]
Personal life
His brother Anđelo Kvesić also competes in karate.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Rank | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Kumite 84 kg | |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 1st | Team kumite |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 1st | Kumite 84 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite |
References
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (27 June 2022). "Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (14 May 2025). "Yerevan's European Karate spectacle". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "2025 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.