Noah Bitsch

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.

Noah Bitsch
Noah Bitsch in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989
Sport
CountryGermany
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 BremenTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2014 Bremen75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 LinzTeam kumite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 AdejeTeam kumite
Silver medal – second place2015 Istanbul75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Adeje75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 BudapestTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2014 TampereTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montpellier 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Poreč 75 kg
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali 75 kg

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, Spain 1st Team kumite
3rd Kumite 75 kg
2013 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Team kumite
World Games Cali, Colombia 2nd Kumite 75 kg
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Bremen, Germany 2nd Team kumite
3rd Kumite 75 kg
2015 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd Kumite 75 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 3rd Kumite 84 kg
World Championships Linz, Austria 3rd Team kumite
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 3rd Kumite 75 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. "2012 European Karate Championships Medalists" (PDF). Spanish Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Houston, Michael (22 May 2021). "Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. "2021 European Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (12 June 2021). "Second batch of Tokyo 2020-bound karateka go forward from WKF final qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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