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Luigi Busà

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Luigi Busà, born on 9 October 1987, is an Italian karateka who competes in kumite, the sparring discipline of karate. He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a five-time gold medalist at the European Karate Championships. He won silver in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, losing the final to Rafael Aghayev of Azerbaijan, and took gold at the 2019 European Karate Championships in Guadalajara. Representing Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won the first ever Olympic gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event. In 2022 he added a bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.

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1987 1
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Luigi Busà (born 9 October 1987) is an Italian karateka.
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    Luigi Busà (born 9 October 1987) is an Italian karateka.
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    He is a two-time gold medalist at the World Karate Championships and a five-time gold medalist at the European Karate Championships.
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Career
    He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
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