Damián Quintero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintero and the second or maternal family name is Capdevila.

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

Damián Quintero

Quintero in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila
Born	(1984-07-04) 4 July 1984 (age 40) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Karate
Events	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 2023 Budapest 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 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 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 2023 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 2024 Zadar Individual kata 2024 Zadar Team kata 2006 Stavanger Team kata 2007 Bratislava Team kata 2008 Tallinn Team kata

Early life

Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later.^[3] He began his karate training in 1991, at a Goju Ryu school run by Lorenzo Marin. In 1997, he won the Spanish national championship children's category.^[4]

Career

Quintero at K1PL 2018 in Berlin

In 2017, Quintero won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.^[5][6]

In 2019, Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.^[7][8] In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.^[9] 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.^[10][11]

Quintero represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[12] 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.^[13][14]

Quintero won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.^[15]

Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.^[16][17] He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[18]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
2004	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	Individual kata
2005	European Championships	San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain	1st	Team kata
2006	European Championships	Stavanger, Norway	3rd	Team kata
2007	European Championships	Bratislava, Slovakia	3rd	Team kata
2008	European Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	Team kata
2009	European Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	2nd	Team kata
2010	European Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	Team kata
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	Team kata
2011	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	Individual kata
			2nd	Team kata
2012	European Championships	Adeje, Spain	2nd	Team kata
2013	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Individual kata
			1st	Team kata
2014	European Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	Individual kata
			1st	Team kata
	World Championships	Bremen, Germany	1st	Team kata
2015	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Individual kata
			1st	Team kata
	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	Individual kata
2016	European Championships	Montpellier, France	1st	Individual kata
			2nd	Team kata
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	2nd	Individual kata
			3rd	Team kata
2017	European Championships	İzmit, Turkey	1st	Individual kata
	World Games	Wrocław, Poland	2nd	Individual kata
2018	European Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	1st	Individual kata
	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	Individual kata
2019	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	1st	Individual kata
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	1st	Individual kata
	World Beach Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	Individual kata
2021	European Championships	Poreč, Croatia	2nd	Individual kata
	Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Individual kata
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2nd	Individual kata
2022	European Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey	2nd	Individual kata
	World Games	Birmingham, United States	2nd	Individual kata
2023	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	1st	Individual kata
	European Games	Kraków and Małopolska, Poland	1st	Individual kata
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Individual kata
2024	European Championships	Zadar, Croatia	2nd	Individual kata
			2nd	Team kata