Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda

Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda (born 14 January 1998)[1] is an Indonesian karateka competing in the men's kata event. He won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines.[2] He also won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda
Personal information
Born (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)
West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportKarate
EventIndividual kata
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Indonesia
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Individual kata
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Astana Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tashkent Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tashkent Individual kata
Karate1 Series A
Silver medal – second place 2018 Shanghai Individual kata
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya Individual kata
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Individual kata
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Individual kata
Southeast Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Phnom Penh Individual kata
Gold medal – first place 2023 Manila Individual kata
ASEAN University Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ubon Ratchathani Individual kata
World Championships Junior
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Junior kata
Asian Championships Junior
Silver medal – second place 2016 Makassar U21 kata

Career edit

At the 2017 Asian Karate Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan, he won the silver medal in the men's kata event.[3] He repeated this at the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kata event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In November 2021, he competed in the men's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In December 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[6][7]

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[8] He won the silver medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2023, he competed in the men's kata event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2015 World Championships Junior[9][10] Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Junior kata
2016 Asian Championships Junior[11] Makassar, Indonesia 2nd U21 kata
2017 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Individual kata
SEA Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd Individual kata
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Individual kata
Karate1 Series A[12] Shanghai, China 2nd Individual kata
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2nd Individual kata
SEA Games Manila, Philippines 1st Individual kata
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 2nd Individual kata
2022 Southeast Asian Championships[13] Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1st Individual kata
SEA Games Hanoi, Vietnam 1st Individual kata
ASEAN University Games Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand 1st Individual kata
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 3rd Individual kata
Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2nd Individual kata
2023 Southeast Asian Championships[14] Manila, Philippines 1st Individual kata
SEA Games Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1st Individual kata

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 Asian Karate Championships" (PDF). Sportdata – WKF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 December 2021). "Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Ahmad Zigi, Juara Dunia Karate Pertama Asal Indonesia". Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  10. ^ "WKF Junior Cadet and U21 Championships" (PDF).
  11. ^ "15th AKF Cadet, Junior & U-21 Championships - Results". Sportdata. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Zigi raih perak WKF Karate 1 Series A Shanghai". oshinfo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Indonesia Raih Empat Medali Emas Kejuaraan SEAKF 2022". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Karateka INKAI Sabet 5 Medali Emas di SEAKF 2023 Filipina". Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 June 2023.