Rosalba Forciniti

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Rosalba Forciniti
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Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 39)
Cosenza, Italy
Occupation Judoka
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Judo
Weight class –52 kg
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2012)
World Champ. R16 (2010)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg (2010)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Vienna ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Sarajevo ‍–‍52 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pescara ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 688
JudoInside.com 16568
Updated on 28 May 2023

Rosalba Forciniti (born 13 February 1986 in Cosenza) is an Italian judoka.

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Biography

She won the bronze medal in 52 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics, [1] she is the first Calabrian woman ever to reach the podium at the Olympic Games. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012 Olympic Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 3rd 52 kg

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosalba Forciniti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "JUDO: Bronzo per Rosalba Forciniti, prima calabrese sul podio olimpico". CONI.it (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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