Luca Maresca
Luca Maresca (born 28 December 1993) is an Italian karateka. Born in Naples, in 2019 he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Career. In 2013, he represented Italy at the Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event. He also competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held  in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain but did not win a medal this time; he finished in 5th place. At the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event. In 2018, he competed in the men's 67 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. He won his first match against Rory Kavanagh of Ireland but lost his next match against Ali Elsawy of Egypt.