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Francisco Merino

Spanish Karate Champion

Born
11 April 1963, Madrid
Citizenship
Spain
Sport
karate
Occupation
karateka

Francisco Merino Molina is a noted Spanish practitioner of karate. At the 18th edition of the European Karate Championships in 1983, held in Madrid, he received the gold medal in men's kumite in the under-75 kg category

In 1984 he participated in the seventh edition of the Karate World Championship, where he won a bronze medal (for teams) together with José Pérez, Felipe Hita, Oscar Zazo, José Manuel Egea, José María Torres and Antonio M. Amillo.

Today he continues to devote himself to karate, giving classes and preparing competitors as a master of the Shito-Ryu style.

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q19661311 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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