Noah Bitsch

{{Short description|German karateka (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Noah Bitsch | honorific_suffix = | image = K1PL Berlin 2018-09-16 Male Kumite –75 kg 20.jpg | image_size =  | alt = | caption = Bitsch (left) in 2018 | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name =  | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|9|29}} | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height =  | weight =  | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = Germany | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's karate }} {{Medal|Country| {{GER}} }} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2014 Bremen|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2014 Bremen|75 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Linz|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Competition| European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2012 Adeje|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Silver|2015 Istanbul|75 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2012 Adeje|75 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Budapest|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze|2014 Tampere|Team kumite}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2016 Montpellier | 84 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze|2021 Poreč | 75 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| World Games }} {{Medal|Silver| 2013 Cali | 75 kg }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Noah Bitsch''' (born 29 September 1989) is a German karateka. He has won medals at both the World Karate Championships and European Karate Championships with his best individual result being bronze at the 2014 World Karate Championships and silver at the 2015 European Karate Championships. He has also won medals in the men's team kumite event at several editions of both competitions. In 2013, he also won the silver medal in his event at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia.

He represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 75{{nbsp}}kg event where he did not advance to compete in the semifinals.<ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{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}}</ref>

== Career ==

He won two medals at the 2012 European Karate Championships in Adeje, Spain: the gold medal in the men's team kumite event and one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event.<ref name="medalists_european_karate_championships_skf_2012">{{Cite web|title=2012 European Karate Championships Medalists|url=http://www.rfek.es/images/pdf/europa/senior/senior2012.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127091706/http://www.rfek.es/images/pdf/europa/senior/senior2012.pdf|archive-date=27 November 2020|access-date=30 June 2021|website=Spanish Karate Federation}}</ref> He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event at both the 2013 European Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.

At the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event.<ref name="karate_medalists_world_games_2013">{{Cite web|title=Karate Medalists by Event|url=https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815221055/https://worldgames2013.sportresult.com/NH/en/-120/Root/ViewPdf/KA0000000_C93_9.0.pdf|archive-date=15 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020|website=2013 World Games}}</ref> In 2015, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2019, he competed in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus where he did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.

In May 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia.<ref name="sanchez_wins_sixth_consecutive_title_european_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=22 May 2021|title=Sánchez wins sixth consecutive kata title at European Karate Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108121/sandra-sanchez-european-karate-champs|access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="wkf_results_book_european_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 European Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523160437/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/continental-championshipsresultados-2021-56th-ekf-senior-championships-001.pdf|archive-date=23 May 2021|access-date=23 May 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref> In June 2021, he qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="second_batch_tokyo_bound_karateka_2021">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|date=12 June 2021|title=Second batch of Tokyo 2020-bound karateka go forward from WKF final qualifier|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108983/wkf-final-qualifier-paris-tokyo-2020|access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614115613/https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/386/results%20book.pdf|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Karateka Mia Bitsch is his sister.<ref name="bitsch_extends_tradition_2025">{{Cite news |last=Khalatyan |first=Rafael |date=19 May 2025 |title=Bitsch extends karate tradition |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1153466/mia-bitsch-karate-european-champion |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank!!Event |- |rowspan=2 | 2012 |rowspan=2 | European Championships |rowspan=2 | Adeje, Spain |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Team kumite |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 75 kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2013 |European Championships |Budapest, Hungary |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |World Games |Cali, Colombia |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 75 kg |- |rowspan=3 | 2014 |European Championships |Tampere, Finland |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |rowspan=2 | World Championships |rowspan=2 | Bremen, Germany |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 75 kg |- |2015 |European Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Kumite 75 kg |- |rowspan=2 | 2016 |European Championships |Montpellier, France |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 84 kg |- |World Championships |Linz, Austria |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |2021 |European Championships |Poreč, Croatia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 75 kg |}

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