# Damián Quintero

Damián Hugo Quintero Capdevila (born 4 July 1984) is a Spanish karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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.

## Early life

Born in Buenos Aires, he emigrated with his family to Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain a few years later. 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.

## Career

In 2017, Quintero won the silver medal in the individual kata event at the World Games held in Wrocław, Poland.
In 2019, Quintero won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the same year, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. 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.
Quintero represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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.
Quintero won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.
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. He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

## 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 |
| 2010 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2012 | European Championships | Adeje, Spain | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Team kata |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | Team kata |
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 1st | Team kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Team kata |
| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2017 | World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2019 | World Beach Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | European Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2023 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2023 | European Games | Kraków and Małopolska, Poland | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2024 | European Championships | Zadar, Croatia | 2nd | Team kata |