Christophe Pinna
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Christophe Pinna is a member of the French National Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 team. He is a multi-time World Champion (WKF). He is known for his roundhouse kick
Roundhouse kick
A roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...

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Key facts

  • Birth: 1968-03-18
  • Born in: Nice
    Nice
    Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

    , France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • Height: 185 cm
  • Weight: 83 kg
  • Style: Shotokan
    Shotokan
    is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi . Gichin was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing karate through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the development of university karate clubs, including...

  • Graduation: 4º Dan

Accolades

  • 3x Champion of the Europe Individual OPEN (1995 - 1996 - 1997)
  • 1x Champion of Individual World OPEN (2000)
  • 3x Champion of the Europe You equip (1993 - 1995 - 1997)
  • 2x Winning of the Goblet of the World (1993 - 1997)
  • 1x Winning of the Mediterranean Games
    Mediterranean Games
    The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...

    (1992)
  • 3x Champion of the MundoEquipas (1994 - 1996 - 1998)
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