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Judo At The 1996 Summer Olympics
This page shows the final results of the ''Judo'' competition ''at the 1996 Summer Olympics'' in Atlanta. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links * International Olympic Committee results database {{DEFAULTSORT:Judo At The 1996 Summer Olympics Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics O 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... Judo competitions in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia World Congress Center
The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft2 (360,000 m2) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the world's largest LEED certified convention center and the fourth-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General Assembly to develop an international trade and exhibition center in Atlanta. The authority later developed the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced the Georgia Dome. In 2017, the Georgia Dome was closed on March 5 and demolished by implosion on November 20 while Mercedes-Benz Stadium officially opened on August 26. While the GWCCA owns Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AMB Group, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Pedro
James A. Pedro (born October 30, 1970) is an American retired World Champion and Olympic judoka, as well as a current judo coach. Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo. Early life and education Pedro was born on October 30, 1970, in Danvers, Massachusetts. He was trained by his father James Pedro Sr., a 1976 Olympic Alternate. Pedro is currently a 7th degree Black Belt in judo, and also has a Bachelor of Arts ( BA) in Business Economics and Organizational Behavior & Management from Brown University, whom he also wrestled for. His favorite judo technique is Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi, and his most effective is Juji Gatame. Achievements Pedro was the World Champion at 73 kg in 1999 after defeating Vitaly Makarov of Russia in the final, and also won bronze medals in the 1991 and 1995 World Championships. Pedro represented the United States in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Douillet
David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet (; born 17 February 1969 in Rouen) is a French politician and retired judoka. Douillet won two consecutive gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney competing in the heavyweight division. He is also a four-time judo world champion and one-time European champion. These achievements make him one of the most decorated judoka in history. After his sporting career, he was involved alongside Bernadette Chirac in the charity Opération Pièces Jaunes. He also became a consulting sportsman for Canal+. He was elected deputy to the French National Assembly on 18 October 2009 and on 26 September 2011 became the new Sports Minister until May 2012. Sporting career Early career David Douillet began judo at age 11, in the commune of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, near his birthplace of Rouen. Having exceptional physical size for someone his age (1,80 m and 80 kg), he was instructed by Jacques Lemaître who taught him the rudimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurélio Miguel
Aurélio Fernández Miguel (born 10 March 1964) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion, and later politician. Among his best sporting achievements are his gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sports career Aurélio Miguel was born on March 10, 1964, in São Paulo. Due to asthma and the insistence of his father, Aurélio Marin, Aurélio Fernández Miguel began training in judo at the age of four years. Initially, Aurélio disliked judo, and as a child, was terrified of the roughness of the competitions and tournaments. As time passed, he became fond of the sport, and eventually won his first title in 1972. Aurélio Miguel then won the Paulista tournament many times, and by the year 1980, he was recognized as the best judoka in the state. Afterwards, Miguel started to compete internationally, winning the silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. He won the gold medal in the 1987 Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Traineau
Stéphane André Michel Traineau (born 16 September 1966) is a French judoka who competed at four Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s .... Achievements References External links * * * 1966 births Living people French male judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo World judo champions Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Min-soo (judoka)
Kim Min-soo (born January 22, 1975) is a South Korean former judoka, professional mixed martial artist and K-1 kickboxer. He is best known for becoming a K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul finalist and also winning a Silver Medal in Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is also known for his fights with WWE professional wrestler and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, WWE wrestler and K-1 fighter Sean O'Haire, and NFL player turned kickboxer and New Japan Pro-Wrestling contender Bob Sapp. Min-soo holds a notable kickboxing win over Muay Thai world champion Mourad Bouzidi. He announced his retirement from contact sports in 2011, with subsequent stints as color commentator for Japanese and Korean mixed martial arts and professional wrestling events. Kim is also the head judo coach for the Korean Top Team. Career Judo By the time he was 19, Kim was competing internationally in major judo tournaments - winning the gold medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Nastula
Paweł Marcin Nastula (born 26 June 1970) is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and the 1996 Olympic Champion in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, winning those titles in the 95 kg weight category. Early career Nastula was born in Warsaw, and started training Judo at the age of 10 at AZS AWF. Judo In addition to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nastula won many European and World competitions, and was considered one of the top judo players in the world. Between February 1994 and March 1998 Nastula was unbeaten in Judo, having 312 consecutive wins over a period of those 1,220 days and winning every competition, a monumental feat. His winning streak snapped when the weight category was changed (from -95 kg to -100 kg). He retired from the sport in 2004. Mixed martial arts career Nastula became interested in mixed martial arts after watching the first Hidehiko Yoshida and Royce Gracie bout in 2002. Shortly after, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Huizinga
Mark Huizinga (born 10 September 1973) is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion. Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, South Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Other laurels include five European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships. Huizinga retired after the 2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr .... Trivia On 20 January 2010, Huizinga participated in ''De Nationale IQ test'' (The National IQ test) of Dutch broadcaster BNN, an informal quiz/comedy show. He was rated with an intelligence quotient of 142, an all-time record on the show. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Spittka
Marko Spittka (born 22 April 1971 in Dresden, Sachsen) is a German judoka. He won a bronze medal in the half-lightweight (–86 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * * * * 1971 births Living people German male judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Dresden Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Bagdasarov
Armen Yuryevich Bagdasarov (, born 31 July 1972) is an Uzbek-Armenian judoka. He is the first Olympic medalist for independent Uzbekistan. Biography Armen Bagdasarov was a member of the Uzbekistan national judo team from 1993 to 2001. The peak of his athletic career began in 1996, when he won a gold medal at the 1996 Asian Judo Championships and won an Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He later won a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games and became a two-time Champion of Asia at the 1999 Asian Judo Championships. Bagdasarov also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics without success. He also has a World Championship silver medal in kurash Köräş (also kuresh, koresh, küreş, güreş and similar variants) refers to a number of folk wrestling styles practiced in Central Asia. Köräş wrestlers (Turkish:Güreş, ''köräşçelär''; , ''küreščiler'') use towels to hold t .... For his sport achievements, Bagdasarov was awarded the title Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeon Ki-young
Jeon Ki-young (, born 11 July 1973 in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province) is a retired judoka who competed in the 78 kg and 86 kg divisions. Jeon has won three consecutive world championships (1993, 1995 & 1997), twice beating Hidehiko Yoshida in dramatic fashion in the finals. He has also won six world cup titles. The crowning moment in Jeon's judo career came in winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. He defeated Armen Bagdasarov of Uzbekistan in the final match by ippon. In his march to the gold, Jeon won every match by ippon, except the 1st round match against the Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga, who would go on to dominate the weight once Jeon himself retired. Jeon retired from competition at a relatively young age of 25 in 1999, citing both knee injuries and an absence of motivation due to lack of competition. He retired undefeated in both Olympic and world championship competition. In 2003, PRIDE FC and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho In-chul
Cho In-Chul (; born 4 March 1976) won three medals at the World Judo Championships (of which two gold and one bronze) and two olympic medals (a bronze in the 1996 Olympic Games and a silver at the Sydney Olympic Games). Personal life After earning a PhD in sports psychology Sport psychology is defined as the study of the psychological basis, processes, and effects of sport. One definition of sport sees it as "any physical activity for the purposes of competition, recreation, education or health". Sport psychology i ..., Cho was named a full professor at Yong-In University. External links * * * * 1976 births Living people Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games South Korean male judoka Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
