Giuseppe Maddaloni

Giuseppe Maddaloni (born 10 July 1976) is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.

Giuseppe Maddaloni
Maddaloni (right)
Personal information
Born10 July 1976 (1976-07-10) (age 47)
Naples, Italy
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryItaly
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg, –81 kg
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2000)
World Champ.5th (2007)
European Champ. (1998, 1999)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 73 kg
European Championships
1998 Oviedo 73 kg
1999 Bratislava 73 kg
2001 Paris 73 kg
2006 Tampere 81 kg
2002 Maribor 73 kg
2008 Lisbon 81 kg
World Juniors Championships
1996 Porto 71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10002
JudoInside.com6513
Updated on 31 May 2023

He won a gold medal in the lightweight (73 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was trained by his father Gianni Maddaloni, in the district of Scampia, the Neapolitan region of Italy.[3]

In 2014 a movie was made about his life and that of his father, called it:L'oro di Scampia (the gold of Scampia), in 2022 it was streaming on Netflix.

In 2018 the International Judo Federation made a movie about his father and the work he continues to do called Judo for the World - Italy. [4]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2008European Championships 3rdHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2007World Judo Championships 5thHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2006European Judo Championships 2ndHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2005Mediterranean Games 1stHalf middleweight (81 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (73 kg)
2001European Judo Championships 2ndLightweight (73 kg)
2000Olympic Games 1stLightweight (73 kg)
1999European Judo Championships 1stLightweight (73 kg)
1998European Judo Championships 1stLightweight (73 kg)
1997Mediterranean Games 3rdLightweight (71 kg)

References

  1. "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Judo" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Maddaloni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. "Gianni Maddaloni: Judo for Love". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. "Judo for the World - Italy". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2022.


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