Jessie Da Costa

Jessie Da Costa

Jessie Da Costa (2018)
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) Mont-Saint-Martin, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Karate
Weight class	84 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  France World Championships 2016 Linz Team kumite 2021 Dubai Kumite 84 kg 2023 Budapest Team kumite European Championships 2016 Montpellier Team kumite 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite 2017 İzmit Team kumite 2023 Guadalajara Team kumite Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Kumite 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 84 kg 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 84 kg 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 84 kg 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 84 kg 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	Rank	Event
2016	European Championships	Montpellier, France	1st	Team kumite
	World Championships	Linz, Austria	3rd	Team kumite
2017	European Championships	İzmit, Turkey	2nd	Team kumite
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	Kumite 84 kg
2021	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Kumite 84 kg
2022	European Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey	1st	Team kumite
2023	European Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	2nd	Team kumite
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Team kumite

References

1. "Jessie Da Costa". France Karaté (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2021.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
3. "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. Pavitt, Michael (7 February 2016). "Turkey earn hat-trick of kumite titles at EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
5. "2016 EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships Results" (PDF). Sportdata. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
6. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. "Jeux Mondiaux 2022 : un podium pour finir !". France Karaté (in French). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
9. "França: Campeão Steven Da Costa. "O meu sangue quente português ajudou-me a ganhar o ouro"" (in European Portuguese). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

External links

• Jessie Da Costa at KarateRec.com
• Jessie Da Costa at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
• Jessie Da Costa at the International World Games Association