Jessie Da Costa Explained

Jessie Da Costa
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Country:France
Sport:Karate
Weight Class:84 kg

Jessie Da Costa (born 23 January 1997)[1] is a French karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 84kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[3]

Career

In 2016, Da Costa won one of the bronze medals in the under-21 men's 84kg event at the EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus.[4] [5] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[6]

Da Costa competed in the men's kumite 84kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[7] [8] He won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.

His brothers Logan Da Costa and Steven Da Costa also compete in karate. He is of Portuguese descent[9]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue RankEvent
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France1stTeam kumite
World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdTeam kumite
2017European Championshipsİzmit, Turkey2ndTeam kumite
2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2ndKumite 84kg
2021World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdKumite 84kg
2022European ChampionshipsGaziantep, Turkey1stTeam kumite
2023European ChampionshipsGuadalajara, Spain2ndTeam kumite
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdTeam kumite

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessie Da Costa. 20 November 2021. France Karaté. fr.
  2. Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. World Karate Federation.
  3. Web site: 2018 Mediterranean Games. World Karate Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426191043/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/-resultados-mediterranean-games-003.pdf. 26 April 2020. 26 April 2020.
  4. News: Pavitt. Michael. 7 February 2016. Turkey earn hat-trick of kumite titles at EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 November 2021.
  5. Web site: 2016 EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126115642/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/69/Results.pdf. 26 November 2021. 26 November 2021. Sportdata.
  6. Web site: 2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf. 15 October 2020. 16 November 2021. Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire.
  7. News: 12 July 2022 . Jeux Mondiaux 2022 : un podium pour finir ! . fr . France Karaté . 21 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Karate Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710164133/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  9. Web site: 2021-08-15 . França: Campeão Steven Da Costa. "O meu sangue quente português ajudou-me a ganhar o ouro" . 2023-07-25 . pt-PT.