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Mattia Busato
Personal information
Born	2 February 1993 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Karate
Events	Individual kata; Team kata;
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing Italy
World Championships
European Games
European Championships

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.

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

Career edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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