Luca Valdesi

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Luca Valdesi
Born	(1976-06-18) 18 June 1976 Palermo (Sicily)
Style	Shotokan^[1]
Teacher(s)	Claudio Culasso, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri,
Rank	Black Belt, 5th Dan

Luca Valdesi
Medal record

Men's karate
Competitor for Italy
World Games
Gold	2009 Kaohsiung	Kata individual
Silver	2001 Akita	Kata individual
Silver	2005 Duisburg	Kata individual
Karate World Championships
Gold	2004 Monterrey	Kata individual
Gold	2004 Monterrey	Kata team
Gold	2006 Tampere	Kata individual
Gold	2006 Tampere	Kata team
Gold	2008 Tokyo	Kata individual
Gold	2010 Belgrad	Kata team
Silver	1998 Rio de Janeiro	Kata team
Silver	2010 Belgrad	Kata individual
Silver	2012 Paris	Kata team
Bronze	1996 Johannesburg	Kata team
Bronze	2000 Munich	Kata individual
Bronze	2002 Madrid	Kata team
Bronze	2008 Tokyo	Kata team
Bronze	2012 Paris	Kata individual

Luca Valdesi (born June 18, 1976, in Palermo, Italy) is a Karate world champion in both Team and Individual Kata events.^[2] Valdesi began his study of Karate at age six, under the guidance of his father Andrea, at several city gyms.

Overview

In 1995 Valdesi joined the prestigious Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle (the Italian Financial Police). National call-ups began immediately for Valdesi. Soon after the national call-ups, the first international wins arrived, initially with the Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle. Soon after, Valdesi began winning events as an individual. Valdesi has been winning the Italian Individual Championship since 1995 and the European Senior Championship since 2000.^[3]

Valdesi is trained by the general coach of the Fiamme Gialle Karate Team, Claudio Culasso and by the general coach of the FIJLKAM National Team, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri, as well as his father, who looks after Valdesi during training sessions and at competitions.

Outside of Karate

In 2001, Valdesi married dancer, Ada Spinella. In February 2004, Valdesi's son, Andrea was born. In November of the same year, Valdesi completed a degree in business economics, crediting his success to the support from his family.

References

↑ eKarate accessed 15 August 2007
↑ 2006 World Championship Results on Karate Records, accessed 16 August 2007
↑ European Championship Results accessed August, 2007

External links

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Persondata
Name	Valdesi, Luca
Alternative names
Short description	Italian karateka
Date of birth	18 June 1976
Place of birth	Palermo (Sicily)
Date of death
Place of death

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