Kwadjo Anani

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Kwadjo Anani
Personal information
Born (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (until 2021)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (since 2022)
Sport Judo
Weight class 90 kg, 100 kg, +100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2020)
World Champ. R64 (2021)
African Champ. Silver medal africa.svg (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Dakar 90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 51639 , 66781
JudoInside.com 137284
Updated on 27 April 2024.

Kwadjo Anani (born 13 December 1999) is a Ghanaian judoka.

Anani was born in Brescia, Italy to Ghanaian parents, and has dual Italian and Ghanaian citizenship.

At the 2021 African Judo Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, he won the silver medal in his event. [1]

Anani was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and drawn against Gwak Dong-han in the first round. [2]

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References

  1. Houston, Michael (23 May 2021). "Rouhou reclaims title on final day of African Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Judo - ANANI Kwadjo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.