Jenny Gal

Jennifer ("Jenny") Eva Caroline Gal (born 2 November 1969 in Uccle, Belgium) is a retired judoka who competed for The Netherlands at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jenny Gal
Personal information
Born (1969-11-02) 2 November 1969
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class–‍56 kg, –‍61 kg, –‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1996)
World Champ. (1995)
European Champ. (1995)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 61 kg
World Championships
1995 Chiba 61 kg
European Championships
1995 Birmingham 61 kg
1988 Pamplona 56 kg
1989 Helsinki 56 kg
1996 The Hague 61 kg
European Junior Championships
1986 Leonding 56 kg
Representing  Italy
European Championships
1999 Bratislava 63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4450
JudoInside.com34
Updated on 4 June 2023

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games she won the bronze medal in the women's half-middleweight division (61 kg).

After her marriage to Italian judoka Giorgio Vismara she represented Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the older sister of judoka Jessica Gal (born 1971, Amsterdam),[1] who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000) for the Netherlands.[2]

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