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Judo At The 1992 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women. The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980. This was the first Olympic competition to award medals to women judoka; women competed in 1988 when women's judo was a demonstration sport. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References External links * Sports123.com {{Judo at the Summer Olympics Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Events at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1992 in judo, O Judo at the Summer Olympics, 1992 Judo competitions in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Blaugrana
Palau Blaugrana (, meaning in English language, English "Blue and Shades of red#Garnet, Garnet Palace") is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, belonging to FC Barcelona. The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the FC Barcelona Bàsquet, basketball, FC Barcelona Handbol, handball, FC Barcelona Hoquei, roller hockey, and FC Barcelona Futsal, futsal divisions of FC Barcelona. Palau Blaugrana is located in the same complex that houses the Camp Nou stadium. History Built in 1971, the stadium originally held 5,696 spectators, but the facility was remodeled in 1994, to fit the current capacity of 7,585. During the 1992 Summer Olympics, the arena hosted several events, including Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics, roller hockey, Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, taekwondo and Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics, judo. The arena's main court area was renovated in 2016. Retired numbers Several basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal players have had their jerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Hoon
Chung Hoon (; born 29 April 1969) is a South Korean judoka. He was born in Buan County, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Chung was the World Champion at 71 kg in 1993. He won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Championships. Chung represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the Lightweight division. In the semifinal, he lost to Hungarian Bertalan Hajtós. Next year, Chung went up against the Hungarian judoka again in the final at the World Championship and avenged the loss by decision. Chung retired from competitive judo after winning his second Asian Games gold medal in 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti .... Chung has been serving as a judo instructor and professor for Yong-In University and the head coach of the South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Sergeyev (judoka)
Dmitry Nikolayevich Sergeyev (; born 22 December 1968 in Perm, Soviet Union) is a Russian judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc .... Achievements References External links * * 1968 births Living people Soviet male judoka Russian male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the Unified Team Olympic judoka for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Perm, Russia 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Meijer
Theodorus ("Theo") Johannes Meijer (born 18 February 1965 in Amersfoort, Utrecht) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics ( 1988 and 1992). He won the bronze medal in the men's half-heavyweight division (95 kg) in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop ... (1992), alongside Dmitri Sergeyev who represented the Unified Team. References External links * * 1965 births Living people Dutch male judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in judo Sportspeople from Amersfoort Martial artists from Utrecht (province) Medalists at the 1992 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Stevens (judoka)
Raymond Stevens (born 26 July 1963 in Camberley, Surrey) is a male retired judoka from the United Kingdom. Judo career Stevens started learning Judo at the age of ten and gained a black belt in Judo at the age of 16. He was twice a champion of Great Britain, winning the middleweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1984 and 1986. In 1986, he won the gold medal in the 86 kg weight category at the judo demonstration sport event as part of the 1986 Commonwealth Games. Stevens competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when he won the silver medal in the men's half heavyweight division (95 kg), in the final he was defeated by Hungary's Antal Kovács. He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the 95 kg half-heavyweight category of the judo event in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antal Kovács
Antal Kovács (born 28 May 1972 in Paks, Tolna (county), Tolna) is a Hungary, Hungarian judoka. He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1993 for winning a gold medal at that year's 1993 World Judo Championships, World Judo Championships. Achievements References External links * * 1972 births Living people Hungarian male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in judo World judo champions Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Okada
is a retired judoka who competed in the 78 kg and 86 kg divisions. Biography Okada began judo in primary school, and won the inter-highschool light heavyweight judo tournament in 1984. While attending the University of Tsukuba, he won the Jigoro Kano Cup in 1986 and the All-Japan Judo Championships in 1987 and 1988, followed with a gold medal in the 78 kg division of the World Judo Championships in 1987. This earned him a spot on the Japanese olympic judo team for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but he was unable to win a medal after a loss in the third round of the tournament. Okada joined the Marunaka corporation in 1990, and continued his graduate studies at the University of Tsukuba until 1993. In 1990, he moved up in weight to win the 86 kg divisions of the Kodokan Cup and Asian Games. He also won the All-Japan Championships for three consecutive years from 1990 to 1992, and won another gold medal at the 1991 World Championships. He made his second trip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Gill
Nicolas Gill (born 24 April 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian judoka who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, receiving a bronze in the middleweight (86 kg) division at his inaugural Olympiad in Barcelona. He received a silver medal in the men's half-heavyweight (100 kg) division at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics. Gill was honored by his teammates as Canada's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A mild controversy developed after it was revealed that Gill had made comments in favour of Quebec separatism, and had voted 'yes' in the 1995 Quebec referendum. Gill went on the lose his opening match which eliminated him from the tournament. In 2007, he received the ''prix reconnaissance'' from UQAM as a TÉLUQ student. He has since become a coach; one of his athletes, Antoine Valois-Fortier, won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Nicolas Gill is an Order of Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Tayot
Pascal Tayot (born 15 March 1965 in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine) is a retired judoka from France. He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Middleweight (86 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop .... In the final he was defeated by Poland's Waldemar Legień. External links * * * 1965 births Living people People from Gennevilliers French male judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine Mediterranean Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Legień
Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a Polish retired judoka. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and 1992. He is also the first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo. For his achievements, he received the Commandor's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2019 (previously Knight's Cross in 1988 and Officer's Cross in 1992). Legień is the manager of Racing Club de France Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French multi-sport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club. Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois ... in Paris. References External links * * * * 1963 births Living people Polish male judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Poland Olympic gold medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Bytom Martial artists from Silesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Byung-joo (judoka)
Kim Byung-Joo (born 14 January 1968 in Daegu) is a retired South Korean judoka and a professor. Biography Kim won the gold medal in the 78 kg class at the 1989 World Judo Championships in Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T .... Kim represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the half middleweight division. Kim is currently serving as a professor for Korea Air Force Academy. Kim is married to judoka Kim Mi-jung. References External links * * Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea 1968 births Living people Martial artists from Daegu Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games South Korean mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Damaisin
Bertrand Damaisin (born 27 October 1968 in Lyon, Rhône) is a retired judoka from France. He claimed a bronze medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight (78 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a pop .... In the bronze medal match he defeated Sweden's Lars Adolfsson. References External links * * 1968 births Living people French male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Martial artists from Lyon Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
