Name Ezio Gamba | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Similar People Neil Adams, Ahn Byeong‑keun, Kerrith Brown, Luis Onmura | ||
84 olympics 71kg ezio gamba vs byeong keun ahn
Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958, in Brescia) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988). He claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (– 71 kg) in 1980 by defeating Great Britain's Neil Adams.
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- 84 olympics 71kg ezio gamba vs byeong keun ahn
- Judo 1979 world championships kyoto katsuki jpn ezio gamba ita
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Four years later in Los Angeles, California Gamba won the silver medal in the same weight division, after being defeated by South Korea's Ahn Byeong-Keun in the final.
He is the current trainer of the Russian National Judo team. In 2013, for his great contribution to the development of sports in the Russian Federation Gamba was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship.
In early January 2016, he was granted Russian citizenship by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
Judo 1979 world championships kyoto katsuki jpn ezio gamba ita
International medals
82 European Championships (71 kg) - Rostock, Germany
80 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
80 Dutch Open (71 kg) – Den Haag, Holland
84 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
83 World Championships (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
83 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
79 World Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
79 European Championships (71 kg) - Brussels, Belgium
78 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Miskolc, Hungary
77 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Berlin, Germany
76 Jr. World Championships (78 kg) - Madrid, Spain
86 European Championships (71 kg) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia