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Mattia Busato (born 2 February 1993)[1] is an Italian karateka. He is a four-time bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships.[2] He is also the gold medalist in the men's individual kata event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

Mattia Busato
Personal information
Born (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportKarate
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Team kata
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Individual kata
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tampere Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tampere Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2017 İzmit Team kata
Silver medal – second place 2023 Guadalajara Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2017 İzmit Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guadalajara Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poreč Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Individual kata
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Team kata
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zadar Team kata

Busato represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's kata event.[3]

Career

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In 2015, Busato won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in this event at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5]

He competed in the men's kata event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.[6] In 2018, Busato won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan.[7]

Busato represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.[8][9] He finished in 4th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round.[3] In October 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[10][11] In November 2021, Busato won one of the bronze medals in both the men's kata and men's team kata events at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[12]

Busato lost his bronze medal match in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kata event.

Busato won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[13] He lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Individual kata
2nd Team kata
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Individual kata
2nd Team kata
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Individual kata
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rd Individual kata
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Team kata
2017 European Championships İzmit, Turkey 3rd Individual kata
2nd Team kata
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Individual kata
World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Individual kata
2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rd Individual kata
European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Individual kata
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Individual kata
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 2nd Individual kata
3rd Team kata
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Individual kata
2024 European Championships Zadar, Croatia 3rd Team kata

References

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  1. ^ "Karate Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World University Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Olympians dominate Mediterranean Championships". World Karate Federation. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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