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Giuseppe Maddaloni (born 10 July 1976) is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.

He won a gold medal in the lightweight (‍–‍73 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

He was trained by his father Gianni Maddaloni, in the district of Scampia, the Neapolitan region of Italy.[3]

In 2014 a movie was made about his life and that of his father, called it:L'oro di Scampia (the gold of Scampia), in 2022 it was streaming on Netflix.

In 2018 the International Judo Federation made a movie about his father and the work he continues to do called Judo for the World - Italy. [4]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2008 European Championships 3rd Half middleweight (81 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 5th Half middleweight (81 kg)
2006 European Judo Championships 2nd Half middleweight (81 kg)
2005 Mediterranean Games 1st Half middleweight (81 kg)
2002 European Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (73 kg)
2001 European Judo Championships 2nd Lightweight (73 kg)
2000 Olympic Games 1st Lightweight (73 kg)
1999 European Judo Championships 1st Lightweight (73 kg)
1998 European Judo Championships 1st Lightweight (73 kg)
1997 Mediterranean Games 3rd Lightweight (71 kg)

References

  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Judo" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Maddaloni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Gianni Maddaloni: Judo for Love". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Judo for the World - Italy". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2022.


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