Antonio Espinós

Antonio Espinós
Antonio Espinós

 

Mr. Antonio Espinós is current President of World Karate Federation. Lets see some of his deatils.

  • Full Name
 Antonio Espinós Ortueta
  • D.O.B
 13 October 1947
  • Birth Place
 Bilbao, Spain
  • Elementary school
German School Madrid
  • Graduate Degree
Civil Engineering from Complutense University of Madrid
  • Graduate Year
 1973
  • Highest Education
 MBA from EOI.
  • Know Languages
Spanish, English, French and German
  • I DAN BLACK BELT
 1973
  • Member Of National Team
 Yes in many International Championship
  • Role in Spanish Karate Federation
 President of Spanish Karate Federation 1984 till 1996.
 Elected first Vice-president of the WKF in the year 1994.

President from 1999 to till date. His tenure will be up to 2022.

Mr. Espinós has prevailed in the last four WKF elections, being re-elected as President

He is third President of of Karate’s international governing body.

  • Role in EKF
 first Vice-president of the European Karate Federation in 1995.

Become President of the EKF in 1997.

  • Role in  ARISF Council
 member from 2002 to 2005.
  • Role in GAISF  Membership Commi.
Since 2016, he is the Chairman.
  • Role in SportAccord
 Vice-President of from 2013 to 2015.
  • Honour & Trophy
 Honorary President of the Spanish Karate Federation.

Spain’s gold medal for sporting merit.

Olympic order of the National Olympic Committee of Spain in 2010.

recognize  World Fair Play Trophy by the International Fair Play Committee.

A Short timeline of
  • Since 2013
  Honorary President of the Royal Spanish Karate Federation
  • Since 1998
 WKF President, elected in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), re-elected in

Monterrey (Mexico) in 2004, in Belgrade (Serbia) in 2010 and in Linz (Austria) in   2016

  • Since 1997
EKF President; elected in Tenerife (Spain), re-elected in Sofia (Bulgaria) in 2001, in Tenerife (Spain) in 2005, in Zurich (Switzerland) in 2011 and in Kocaeli (Turkey) in 2017
  • Since 1984
  Member of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.

 

  • Since 2018
  Member of the Executive Committee of the International World Games      .     Association
  • 2018
  Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star of Japan.
  • 2017
  World Fair Play Trophy by the International Fair Play Committee.
  • 2016-2019
  Chairman of the GAISF Membership Commission.
  • 2013 – 2015
  SportAccord Vice-president.
  • 2010
  Olympic Order of the National Olympic Committee of Spain.
  • 2007 – 2015
  SportAccord Council member.
  • 2007 – 2010
  Chairman of the 1st 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing(China)
  • 2002 – 2005
  ARISF Council Member
  • 2002
  Royal Order of Sporting Merit of Spain, Gold category
  • 1997
  Royal Order of Sporting Merit of Spain, Silver category
  • 1995 – 1997
  EKF 1st Vice-president
  • 1994 – 1998
  WKF 1st Vice-president
  • 1993 – 1997
  Board member of the Highest Sports Authority in Spain
  • 1984 – 1996
  President of the Royal Spanish Karate Federation
  • 1975 – 1978
  Karate Teacher
  • 1971 – 1974
  Member of the Spanish National Karate Team, Black Belt – 6th Dan

 

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