Ivan Kvesić


Ivan Kvesić is a Croatian karateka athlete who won a gold medal at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. He represented Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +75kg event.

Career

In 2019, Kvesić won the gold medal in the men's 84kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He defeated Uğur Aktaş of Turkey in his gold medal match. In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kvesić won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He lost his bronze medal match 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 team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.
Kvesić won the gold medal in his event at the 2025 European Karate Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia. He defeated Valerii Chobotar of Ukraine in his gold medal match. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.

Personal life

His brother Anđelo Kvesić also competes in karate.

Achievements

YearCompetitionLocationRankEvent
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey3rdTeam kumite
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia2ndKumite 84kg
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stKumite 84kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdKumite 84kg
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdTeam kumite
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stKumite 84kg
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia1stTeam kumite
2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria3rdKumite 84kg
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdTeam kumite
2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia3rdKumite 84kg
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia1stKumite 84kg
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia2ndTeam kumite
2025World GamesChengdu, China2ndKumite 84kg