Noah Bitsch

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Noah Bitsch
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Noah Bitsch in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 35)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Bremen Team kumite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Bremen75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Linz Team kumite
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Adeje Team kumite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Istanbul 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Adeje 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Budapest Team kumite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Tampere Team kumite
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Montpellier 84 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Poreč 75 kg
World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Cali 75 kg

Noah Bitsch (born 29 September 1989) is a German karateka. He has won medals at both the World Karate Championships and European Karate Championships with his best individual result being bronze at the 2014 World Karate Championships and silver at the 2015 European Karate Championships. He has also won medals in the men's team kumite event at several editions of both competitions. In 2013, he also won the silver medal in his event at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia.

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He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 75 kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals. [1]

Career

He won two medals at the 2012 European Karate Championships in Adeje, Spain: the gold medal in the men's team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event. [2] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at both the 2013 European Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event. [3] In 2015, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2019, he competed in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus where he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

In May 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. [4] [5] In June 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [6] [7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2012 European Championships Adeje, Spain1stTeam kumite
3rdKumite 75 kg
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary3rdTeam kumite
World Games Cali, Colombia2ndKumite 75 kg
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland3rdTeam kumite
World Championships Bremen, Germany2ndTeam kumite
3rdKumite 75 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey2ndKumite 75 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France3rdKumite 84 kg
World Championships Linz, Austria3rdTeam kumite
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia3rdKumite 75 kg

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