Toni Besolí

Toni Besolí

Personal information
Full name	Antoni Besolí Cervellera
Nickname	Toni
Nationality	Andorra
Born	(1976-05-19) 19 May 1976 (age 49) Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event	90 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com	8911

Antoni "Toni" Besolí Cervellera (born 19 May 1976 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran judoka, who competed in the men's middleweight category. ^[1]

Besoli qualified as a lone judoka for the Andorran squad in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation. ^[2] He fell in a bodily-crushing ippon defeat to Dominican Republic's two-time Olympian Vicbart Geraldino just forty-seven seconds into their opening match. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Toni Besolí". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
2. "Solucionan a tiempo último impase de Vicbart" [Vicbart finally resolved his problem on time] (in Spanish). Hoy Digital. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
3. "Judo: Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004 . BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
4. "F. Vásquez mejoró su marca del año en JO" [Flor Vásquez has improved her seasonal record at these Games] (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

External links

• Toni Besolí at JudoInside.com
• Toni Besolí at Olympedia