Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda (born 14 January 1998) is an Indonesian karateka competing in the men's kata event. He won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 SEA Games held in Manila, Philippines. He also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2021 SEA Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Career
At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event. He repeated this at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, he competed in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In December 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2023, he competed in the men's kata event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue RankEvent2015World Championships JuniorJakarta, Indonesia 1stJunior kata2016Asian Championships JuniorMakassar, Indonesia 2ndU21 kata 2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan 2ndIndividual kataSEA GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2ndIndividual kata2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia 3rdIndividual kataKarate1 Series AShanghai, China 2ndIndividual kata 2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan 2ndIndividual kataSEA GamesManila, Philippines 1stIndividual kata2021Asian ChampionshipsAlmaty, Kazakhstan 2ndIndividual kata 2022Southeast Asian ChampionshipsPhnom Penh, Cambodia 1stIndividual kataSEA GamesHanoi, Vietnam 1stIndividual kataASEAN University GamesUbon Ratchathani, Thailand 1stIndividual kataIslamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey 3rdIndividual kataAsian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan 2ndIndividual kata 2023Southeast Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines 1stIndividual kataSEA GamesPhnom Penh, Cambodia 1stIndividual kata
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