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| Born | 18 November 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 5th (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. |  (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Esposito (born 18 November 1994) is an Italian judoka. [1] [2]
Esposito is a bronze medalist from the 2018 European Judo Championships in the –81 kg category. [3]
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Or "Ori" Sasson is a retired Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another one at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the second of two Israelis to win two Olympic medals.
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