Anđelo Kvesić (born 8 June 1995) is a Croatian karateka. He is a two-time gold medalist in the men's +84kg event at the European Karate Championships. He is a two-time bronze medalist in his event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the European Games.
Career
In 2017, Kvesić competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. He was eliminated in the elimination round.
Kvesić won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kvesić won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. He won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, he defeated Hocine Daikhi of Algeria. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event. A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. During the gold medal match, his opponent Fatih Şen of Turkey was disqualified and no silver medal was awarded.
He won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia. Kvesić won the silver medal in his event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.
Personal life
His brother Ivan Kvesić also competes in karate.
Achievements
Year Competition Location Rank Event2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria 3rdKumite +84kg2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey 3rdTeam kumite 2019 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rdKumite +84kg 3rdTeam kumiteEuropean GamesMinsk, Belarus 2ndKumite +84kg 2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia 1stTeam kumiteWorld ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates 3rdKumite +84kg 2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey 1stKumite +84kgMediterranean GamesOran, Algeria 1stKumite +84kgWorld GamesBirmingham, United States 2ndKumite +84kg 2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 3rdKumite +84kg 3rdTeam kumiteEuropean GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland 1stKumite +84kg2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia 1stKumite +84kg 2025 European Championships Yerevan, Armenia 2ndKumite +84kg 2ndTeam kumiteWorld GamesChengdu, China 2ndKumite +84kg
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