Steven Da Costa


Steven Da Costa, sometimes written as Steven Dacosta is a French karateka. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. He is scheduled to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In 2015, at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event. In the final he lost against Burak Uygur of Turkey.
In 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2016 European Karate Championships held in Montpelier, France. At the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria he won one of the bronze medals in that event.
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event.
At the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event. In the final he defeated Vinícius Figueira of Brazil.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2015European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndKumite 67 kg
2016European ChampionshipsMontpellier, France1stKumite 67 kg
2016World ChampionshipsLinz, Austria3rdKumite 67 kg
2017World GamesWrocław, Poland1stKumite 67 kg
2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain1stKumite 67 kg