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Born | Guatemala | 13 December 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Visual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marlon Lopez (born December 13, 1975) is a retired American Paralympic judoka who competed at international level events. He competed at three Paralympic Games winning two bronze medals. [1] [2]
Lopez contracted Stevens–Johnson syndrome when he was nine years old after having a severe allergic reaction to medication leading to him being partially sighted. [3]
Israel has competed at the Olympic Games as a nation since 1952. Its National Olympic Committee was formed in 1933, during the British Mandate of Palestine. Israel has sent a team to each Summer Olympic Games since 1952, and to each Winter Olympic Games since 1994. Israel became a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in 1994. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Israel won seven Olympic medals, the most up until this point, breaking Israel's record for Olympic medals per Olympics.
The men's 60 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on September 7 at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 pm CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 5:00 pm CST.
The Men's 66 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on September 7 at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The men's 73 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 8 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The men's 81 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 8 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The men's 90 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 9 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The men's 100 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 9 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
The men's +100 kgjudo competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 9 September at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.
Pier Morten is a Canadian judoka and wrestler, and is the world's first deaf-blind black belt in Judo. Morten competed in seven Paralympic Games, four in Judo and three in Wrestling, and served as Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony at the 2000 Paralympics. He won bronze in Judo in the -65 kg category in 1988, 71 kg category in 1992, and -73 kg category in 2000, and silver in Wrestling in the -64 kg category in 1984.
Tony Walby is a Canadian judoka who represented Canada in Judo at the 2012 Paralympics in the +100 kg category and - 90kg division in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. He won his first match, lost his second, and was then eliminated in repêchage.
William "Bill" Morgan is a Canadian judoka who represented Canada in Judo at the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Paralympics. He placed seventh in the -81 kg category, fifth in the -81 kg category, and seventh in the -100 kg category, respectively, and in 2004 and 2008 was Canada's only competitor in Judo. Morgan won bronze at the International Blind Sports World Championships in 2006.
Mihael Žgank is a Slovenian-born Turkish judoka.
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Carmen Brussig is a German and Swiss judoka who has won numerous tournaments including Paralympic and world championship gold.
Stephen "Scott" Moore is a retired American Paralympic judoka who competed in international level events. He was the first American judoka to win a gold medal in either Olympic or Paralympic judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Tornike Tsjakadoea is a Dutch-Georgian judoka. He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and competed at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024.
Elliot Stewart is a British Paralympic judoka. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the men's 90 kg event.
Julien Taurines is a French retired Paralympic judoka who competed at international judo competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, World bronze medalist and two-time European silver medalist.
Rafael Moreno López is a Spanish retired Paralympic judoka who competed in international judo competitions. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, he is also a World bronze medalist and is a four-time European medalist.