Luca Maresca


Luca Maresca is an Italian karateka. He won the gold medal in the Karate at the [2019 European Games – Men's kumite 67 kg|men's kumite 67 kg] event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the Karate at the [2015 European Games – Men's kumite 60 kg|men's kumite 60kg] event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Career

In 2013, Maresca represented Italy at the Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg 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 60kg event. In 2018, Maresca competed in the World Karate Championships – Men's 67 kg|men's 67kg] 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.
Maresca won the silver medal in the Karate at the [2022 Mediterranean Games – Men's 67 kg|men's 67kg] event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, he lost against Dionysios Xenos of Greece. Maresca lost his bronze medal match in the 2023 [European Karate Championships – Men's 67 kg|men's 67kg] event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey1stKumite 60 kg
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey1stKumite 60 kg
2015European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndEuropean Games – Men's kumite 60 kg|Kumite 60kg]
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdTeam kumite
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus1stKumite 67kg
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates1stTeam kumite
2022Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria2ndMediterranean Games – Men's 67 kg|Kumite 67 kg]
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdTeam kumite
2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia1stTeam kumite
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia1stTeam kumite