Lubjana Piovesana

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Lubjana Piovesana
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Lubjana Piovesana (blue) participates in the Austrian Frauen Bundesliga 2022
Personal information
NicknameLulu [1]
NationalityBritish, Austrian
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (until 2021)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (since 2023)
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍63 kg
Rank      1st dan black belt [2]
League German Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
Champions League (2019)
ClubLZ Hohenems [1]
TeamTSG Backnang
UJZ Mühlviertel
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 5th (2024)
World Champ. 5th (2023)
European Champ. 5th (2024)
Highest world ranking8 [3]
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Dushanbe ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Antalya ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Cancún ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍63 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Győr ‍–‍63 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Miami ‍–‍63 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Athens ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 72508
JudoInside.com 72037
Updated on 15 February 2025

Lubjana Piovesana (born 3 January 1997) is a British and Austrian judoka. [4] [5] She has won two gold medals in Judo Grand Slam events and took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Judo career

Piovesana is the 2018 U23 European Champion. In 2019 she was the youngest judoka from Great Britain on the IJF World Tour. [6] She is a bronze medalist from the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Marrakesh in the ‍–‍63 kg category. [7]

She collected 1811 points in the IJF Olympic Ranking and did not qualify for the Summer Games in Tokyo with 35th place in her weight class. [8]

In January 2023 Piovesana became part of the Austria National Team. [1] She won gold at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the ‍–‍63 kg category. [9] She was top seed at the 2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe and won a gold medal at the event in the same category. [10]

2024 Summer Olympics

Lubjana Piovesana took part in the 2024 Olympic Games in both the weight class ‍–‍63 kg and in the mixed team (together with Katharina Tanzer, Michaela Polleres, Samuel Gaßner, Wachid Borchashvili and Aaron Fara). [11] She reached the final block in her weight class and fought her way into a duel for bronze. There she lost to the Frenchwoman Clarisse Agbegnenou with an ippon score by throw [12] and took fifth place. [13] The first encounter in the mixed team competition against Germany ended 4–1 and the Austrian team took ninth place. [14]

Club championships

Piovesana fought for TSG Backnang in the German Judo Bundesliga in 2019, [15] 2023 [16] and 2024. [17]

In 2022 Piovesana fought in the Austrian Damen-Bundesliga for the team UJZ Mühlviertel. Piovesana won three out of the four matches she took part in. Her only loss came against Michaela Polleres. [18]

Personal life

Piovesana is in a relationship with Laurin Boehler. [1] Piovesana's younger brother was found dead in England in March 2025. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hammerlos". Austrian Judo Federation . 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lubjana PIOVESANA". European Judo Union . 21 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "IJF.org - International Judo Federation". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lubjana Piovesana IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lubjana Piovesana JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "PIOVESANA RETURNS TO COMPETITIVE HIGH WHILE SALONEN SHOCKS SPECTATORS". eju.net. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Results 2019 Judo Grand Prix Marrakesh -63 kg". IJF.org. n.d. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 14 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ↑ ""MY BEST DAY!"". EJU. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "First Grand Slam gold for Austrian Lubjana Piovesana". kombatpress.com. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Das ÖOC-Team für Paris: Fünf bis zehn Medaillen als Ziel" (in Austrian German). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Der Bronzemedaille so nah: Judoka Lubjana Piovesana holt Blech" (in Austrian German). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Judoka Piovesana unterlag Superstar – Platz fünf in Paris". vol.at (in Austrian German). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "GER - Germany wins against AUT - Austria 4 - 1" (PDF). 3 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "JudoInside - Bundesliga finals 2019 women Wiesbaden Event". n.d. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Judoka (26 March 2023). "Bundesliga-Frauen gewinnen 12:2 in Homburg" (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  17. ↑ Von jh (13 April 2024). "Bundesliga Frauen 1.Kampftag" (in German). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Liga Ergebnisse 2022 Damen-Bundesliga". Judo Austria (in Austrian German). n.d. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lubjana Piovesana mourns the loss of her younger brother Luis". www.judoinside.com. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

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