{{Short description|Dominican Republic karateka (born 1983)}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Dionicio Gustavo | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = Dionicio Gustavo | nickname = Violin, El capitan | nationality = Dominican | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|18}} | birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | website = | country = {{DOM}} | sport = Karate | event = | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Karate}} {{MedalCountry | the {{DOM}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Under 75 kg}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Guadalajara | Under 75 kg}} {{MedalBronze| 2003 Santo Domingo | Under 68 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{MedalGold|2010 Mayagüez|Under 75 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2002 San Salvador|Under 70 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2002 San Salvador|Team Kumite}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Mayagüez|Team Kumite}} }} '''Dionicio Gustavo''' (born January 18, 1983, in Santo Domingo) is a karateka from the Dominican Republic who twice won the gold medal at the Pan American Games.
==Early age and personal life== Gustavo started practicing karate at the age of six and joined the National team in 1999.<ref name=consistencia>{{cite news |url=http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/2/26/268101/ |title=Gustavo Dionisio tras la consistencia en Karate |newspaper=Hoy |language=Spanish |date=2009-02-26 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605095647/http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/2/26/268101/ |archivedate=2012-06-05 }}</ref> He was influenced by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee films.<ref name=karateka>{{cite news|url=http://www.listin.com.do/el-deporte/2010/8/24/155990/Lesiones-no-impidieron-oro-a-Dionisio|title=Lesiones no impidieron oro a Dionisio|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=2010-08-24|accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref>
He suffered a minor gunshot wound in his right thigh in 2001 during a robbery.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.listindiario.com.do/el-deporte/2007/8/7/23602/|title=Dionisio Gustavo libra su combate más difícil en barrio Simón Bolívar|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=2007-08-07|accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref>
==Career== Gustavo won the gold medal in the 2000 and 2006 Pan American Karate Championships,<ref name=consistencia/> the silver medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games after losing to Emilio Oviedo in the gold medal round,<ref name=consistencia/><ref>{{cite news |url = http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/juegos/archivo/26nov_nota20.asp |title = Cosecha de medallas para R. Dominicana |newspaper = La Prensa Grafica |language = Spanish |date = 2002 |accessdate = 2011-11-14 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080527180325/http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/juegos/archivo/26nov_nota20.asp |archivedate = 2008-05-27 }}</ref> and the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/122362-karate |title=Karate|newspaper=La Red 21|agency=AFP|language=Spanish|date=2003-08-13|accessdate=2011-11-14}}</ref>
He also won the 2007 Pan American Games gold medal in the 75 kg category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=144388|title=Gustavo Dionisio conquista el oro|newspaper=Diario Libre|language=Spanish|date=2007-07-27|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> This win was accompanied by a promise of a house for his mother who lost her home in 1998 because of Hurricane Georges.<ref name="espera">{{cite news |url=http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2010/8/3/56332/aaaa |title=Dionisio Gustavo espera apartamento |newspaper=El Nacional |language=Spanish |date=2010-08-10 |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407000829/http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2010/8/3/56332/aaaa |archivedate=2012-04-07 }}</ref> For his successful year in 2007, the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee awarded him ''Karate Athlete of the Year'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=25361&commentMode=true |title=Campeones panamericanos dominicanos ganan distinción como 'Atleta del Año' |newspaper=7 Dias |language=Spanish |date=2008-06-04 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422045129/http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=25361&commentMode=true |archivedate=2012-04-22 }}</ref>
While fighting Chilean David Dubó, Gustavo suffered an injury in his left eye during the 2009 Pan American Karate Championship in Willemstad, Curaçao.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2009/5/30/17223/aaaa |title=Lesionan ojo Dionicio Gustavo |newspaper=El Nacional |language=Spanish |date=2009-05-30 |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407000835/http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2009/5/30/17223/aaaa |archivedate=2012-04-07 }}</ref> He would later receive full support from the Dominican Republic Minister of Sports for full recovery.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=52695 |title=PARNI cubrirá gastos de lesión Gustavo Dionisio, campeón panam kárate |newspaper=7 Dias |language=Spanish |date=2009-06-04 |accessdate=2011-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422045141/http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=52695 |archivedate=2012-04-22 }}</ref>
Alongside María Dimitrova, Gustavo was awarded ''Karate Athlete of the Year'' in 2010 by the National Olympic Committee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=279368|title=Luguelin Santos, el Atleta del Año 2010|newspaper=Diario Libre|language=Spanish|date=2011-02-11|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref> That same year he won the gold medal in under 75 kg and the bronze in kumite at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.<ref name=karateka/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_KA@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=263564.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905010241/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_KA@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=263564.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2012-09-05 |title=Karate Do - GUSTAVO Dionicio |author=XXI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe |date=2010 |accessdate=2011-10-31 }}</ref> For this medal he was recognized by the Chief of Staff of the Dominican Navy, where he had the Ensign rank.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marina.mil.do/noticias/302 |title=Medallistas Marina de Guerra |author=Marina de Guerra de la República Dominicana |date=2010-08-06 |accessdate=2011-12-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518164354/http://www.marina.mil.do/noticias/302 |archivedate=2012-05-18 }}</ref>
On January 31, 2011, Gustavo was awarded by the Dominican Republic Youth Ministry as the National Youth Award for Sport Merits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://juventud.gob.do/Programas/PremioNacionalJuventud2011/tabid/221/Default.aspx |title=Ganadores del Premio Nacional de la Juventud 2011 |author=Ministerio de la Juventud |language=Spanish |date=2011 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061649/http://juventud.gob.do/Programas/PremioNacionalJuventud2011/tabid/221/Default.aspx |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}</ref> The Dominican Republic Sports Minister gave him a house in Monte Plata, just before he departed to Guadalajara, Mexico, to compete at the Pan American Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/10/396860/Entregan-casa-Gustavo-Dionisio-en-Bayaguana |title=Entregan casa Gustavo Dionisio en Bayaguana |newspaper=Hoy |language=Spanish |date=2011-10-10 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105222101/http://hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/10/396860/Entregan-casa-Gustavo-Dionisio-en-Bayaguana |archivedate=2011-11-05 }}</ref> He was selected to replace Gabriel Mercedes as the Dominican Republic flag bearer, because Mercedes had to compete the next day following the inaugural parade.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/5/396257/Dionisio-es-el-nuevo-abanderado-RD-en-Panam |title=Dionisio es el nuevo abanderado RD en Panam |newspaper=Hoy |language=Spanish |date=2011-10-05 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007111937/http://hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/5/396257/Dionisio-es-el-nuevo-abanderado-RD-en-Panam |archivedate=2011-10-07 }}</ref> He not only carried the national flag, but won the gold medal, defeating the American Thomas Scott in the final match.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2011/11/9/101104/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130106092227/http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2011/11/9/101104/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-06 |title=Campeón panamericano de los 75 kilogramos |newspaper=El Nacional |language=Spanish |date=2011-11-09 |accessdate=2011-10-31 }}</ref> The medal was dedicated to the Sport Minister, Mr. Jay Payano, for his support to the athletes and the national sport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/29/399413/Dionisio-cumplio-la-promesa-de-ganar-oro |title=Dionisio cumplió la promesa de ganar oro |newspaper=Hoy |language=Spanish |date=2011-10-29 |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031181246/http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2011/10/29/399413/Dionisio-cumplio-la-promesa-de-ganar-oro |archivedate=2011-10-31 }}</ref>
Gustavo has also been competing in full contact karate with the Karate Combat organization and has a record of 2–1–0 as of 2020.
==References== {{reflist|2}}
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