Daniel Gaysinsky
{{Short description|Canadian karateka (born 1994)}}
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's karate }}
{{Medal|Country| {{CAN}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2019 Lima | Kumite +84 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Karate Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2017 Curaçao | Kumite +84 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Santiago | Kumite +84 kg }}
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Daniel Gaysinsky (born September 3, 1994) is a Canadian karateka.{{Cite web |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1138735-gaysinsky-daniel.htm |title=Daniel Gaysinsky |website=2019 Pan American Games |url-status=live |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928233414/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/karate/athlete-profile-n1138735-gaysinsky-daniel.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2021}} He won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's +75{{nbsp}}kg event.{{Cite web |title=Karate Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=2020 Summer Olympics}}
Career
Gaysinsky won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2017 Pan American Karate Championships held in Curaçao.{{Cite news |date=May 28, 2017 |title=Favourites prevail at final day of Pan American Championships |work=World Karate Federation |url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/favourites-prevail-at-final-day-of-pan-american-championships/488 |access-date=June 16, 2021}} A year later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2018 Pan American Karate Championships held in Santiago, Chile.{{Cite news |last=Etchells |first=Daniel |date=June 14, 2018 |title=United States enjoy successful day as Pan American Karate Federation Senior Championships get underway |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1066299/united-states-enjoy-successful-day-as-pan-american-karate-federation-senior-championships-get-underway |access-date=June 16, 2021}}
In 2019, Gaysinsky won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.{{Cite web |title=Karate Results |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602230633/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/KTE/PAG2019_KTE_C93_KTE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=2 June 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020 |website=2019 Pan American Games}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canadian-men-s-field-hockey-team-misses-chance-to-qualify-for-olympics-1.4544862 |title=Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics |date=August 11, 2019 |work=CTV News |access-date=April 28, 2020 }} In the final, he lost against Brian Irr of the United States.
In 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Chloe |title=Daniel Gaysinsky qualifies for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/13/daniel-gaysinsky-qualifies-for-tokyo-2020/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=13 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1109023/final-six-karate-places-decided-olympics |title=Gaysinsky among last six karateka to qualify for Tokyo 2020 after Canada protest |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=13 June 2021 |website=Inside the Games |publisher=Dunsar Media |access-date=13 June 2021}}
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2017
|Pan American Karate Championships |Curaçao |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg | ||||
| 2018
|Pan American Karate Championships |Santiago, Chile |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg | ||||
| 2019
|Lima, Peru |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite +84{{nbsp}}kg |
References
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External links
- {{WKF ranking|CAN278}}
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- {{2019 Pan American Games profile|karate/athlete-profile-n1138735-gaysinsky-daniel}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian male karateka
Category:Pan American Games medalists in karate
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Category:Karateka at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics