Angelo Parisi

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Angelo Parisi
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Angelo Parisi (1982)
Personal information
Born (1953-01-03) 3 January 1953 (age 71)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country
Sport Judo
Weight class +95 kg, Open
Rank      8th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1980)
World Champ. 7th (1983)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (1972, 1977, 1983,
Gold medal europe.svg( 1984)
Profile at external databases
IJF 54175
JudoInside.com 4979
Updated on 19 June 2023.

Angelo Parisi (born 3 January 1953 in Arpino, Frosinone, Italy) is a French judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. [1] At his Olympic debut in 1972 he represented Great Britain. [2] Parisi holds the 8th dan degree.

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References

  1. "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Judo" Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angelo Parisi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.