Giuseppe Maddaloni (born 10 July 1976) is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.
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| Born | 10 July 1976 (age 47) Naples, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –73 kg, –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Oro[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th(2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. |  (1998, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 10002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 6513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Popular Culture
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
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2008 | European Championships | 3rd | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
| 2007 | World Judo Championships | 5th | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
| 2006 | European Judo Championships | 2nd | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
| 2005 | Mediterranean Games | 1st | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
| 2002 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2001 | European Judo Championships | 2nd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 1999 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 1998 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Lightweight (73 kg) |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | 3rd | Lightweight (71 kg) |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giuseppe Maddaloni.
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at the International Judo Federation
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at JudoInside.com
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at Olympics.com
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at Olympedia
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at The-Sports.org
- Giuseppe Maddaloni at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Giuseppe Maddaloni on Instagram
