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| Born | 5 May 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | 5th (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. |  (2000, 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 5th (2004, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Harel (born 5 May 1977 in Nantes) is a French judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]
Robert Van de Walle is a retired Belgian judoka. He was the first judoka to ever compete at five Olympics, from 1976 to 1992. Competing in the half-heavyweight category he won the gold medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1988 at the age of 34. Van de Walle won European titles in 1980, 1985 and 1986. Together with Ingrid Berghmans he was the face of Belgian judo in the late 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from competitions he ran a coaching company together with his wife. He was the head of the Belgian delegation at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In summer 2021, 14 years after obtaining the rank of black belt 8th dan; Van De Walle, currently a member of Judo Club Crossing Schaerbeek, accepted his promotion to 9th dan from the International Judo Federation.
Vanessa Martina Zambotti Barreto is a Mexican of Italian descent judoka.
Djibouti has participated in nine Summer Olympic Games as of the completion of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Djibouti debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America with three athletes, but did not take home a medal. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Nevzorov is a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Haiti sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Its participation in Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance at the summer Olympics and its fourteenth appearance overall, with its first being at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Haitian Olympic team included seven athletes participating in track and field, boxing, and judo. More women participated for Haiti in 2008 than at any single Olympic games prior. Although Pierre and Dorival advanced to quarterfinals in their events, there were no Haitian medalists in Beijing. Brutus carried his country's flag at the ceremonies.
Angelo Parisi is a French judoka and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At his Olympic debut in 1972 he represented Great Britain. Parisi holds the 8th dan degree.
Paula Belén Pareto is an Argentine retired judoka and physician. She was the flag bearer for her country at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ilse Heylen is a Belgian judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Audrey Tcheuméo is a French judoka. She won a bronze medal in the women's −78 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She has also won medals at the World Judo Championships and European Judo Championships.
Jean-Luc Rougé is a French judoka. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Automne Pavia is a French judoka. In 2012, she won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the class –57 kg.
Moira de Villiers is a South African-born New Zealand judoka. She competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics losing in the first round. She competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the silver medal.
Marcus Victor Jan Nyman is a Swedish judoka. He competes in the men's −90 kg judo event. In the 2012 Summer Olympics he was eliminated after losing his first match. In the 2016 Summer Olympics he won three of five matches and finished fifth. Nyman won the gold medal at the 2010 European Judo Championships and the bronze medal at the 2011 and 2016 Championships.
Bernadett Baczkó is a Hungarian judoka, who played for the lightweight category.
Nataliya Aleksandrovna Yukhareva is a Russian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She held a 2007 Russian senior title for her own division, picked up a total of seventeen medals in her career, including a bronze from the European Championships, and finished seventh in the 57-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout most of her sporting career, Yukhareva trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for SKA St. Petersburg, under her personal coach, father, and sensei Sergey Yukharev.
Lena Göldi is a Swiss retired judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She held six Swiss senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of thirty medals in her career, including a silver from the 2003 European Judo Championships in Düsseldorf, and represented Switzerland as a lone female judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout most of her sporting career, Goeldi trained for the Biel Judo Club in Biel, and also became a full-fledged member of the Swiss national judo squad, under head coach and sensei Leo Held.
Barbara Matić is a Croatian judoka. She is a two-time world champion in the women's 70 kg event. She is also a two-time junior champion in the women's 70 kg division, Matić won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Judo Championships. Her younger sister Brigita Matić has also been a successful judoka on junior level.
Krisztián Tóth is a Hungarian judoka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 90 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Barbara Claßen was a German judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -72 kg class at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where women's judo appeared as a demonstration sport for the first time. Claßen committed suicide at the age of 32.
Bárbara Chianca Timo is a Brazilian-born Portuguese judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships. In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won a gold medal at the 2023 Grand Prix Portugal.
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