Mattia Busato


Mattia Busato is an Italian karateka. He is a four-time bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships. He is also the gold medalist in the men's individual kata event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
Busato represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the Karate at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's kata|men's kata] event.

Career

In 2015, Busato won the silver medal in the Karate at the [2015 European Games – Men's individual kata|men's individual kata] event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in Karate at the [2019 European Games – Men's individual kata|this event] at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus.
He competed in the Karate at the [2017 World Games – Men's kata|men's kata] event at the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland. In 2018, Busato won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the World University Karate Championships held in Kobe, Japan.
Busato represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate. He finished in 4th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round. In October 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In November 2021, Busato won one of the bronze medals in both the 2021 [World Karate Championships – Men's individual kata|men's kata] and men's team kata events at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Busato lost his bronze medal match in the Karate at the [2022 World Games – Men's kata|men's kata] event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. He won the silver medal in the 2023 [European Karate Championships – Men's individual kata|men's individual kata] event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kata event.
Busato won one of the bronze medals in the Karate at the [2023 European Games – Men's individual kata|men's individual kata] event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stIndividual kata
2014European ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2ndTeam kata
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdIndividual kata
2015European ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey2ndTeam kata
2015European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndEuropean Games – Men's individual kata|Individual kata]
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France3rdIndividual kata
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdTeam kata
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey3rdIndividual kata
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey2ndTeam kata
2018European ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia3rdIndividual kata
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain3rdIndividual kata
2019European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdIndividual kata
2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus3rdIndividual kata
2021European ChampionshipsPoreč, Croatia3rdIndividual kata
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdIndividual kata
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdTeam kata
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey3rdIndividual kata
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey3rdTeam kata
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain2ndIndividual kata
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain3rdTeam kata
2023European GamesKraków and Małopolska, Poland3rdIndividual kata
2024European ChampionshipsZadar, Croatia3rdTeam kata
2025European ChampionshipsYerevan, Armenia2ndTeam kata