Emmanuel "Emma" Lucenti (born 23 November 1984) is a

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from Argentina. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's half-middleweight (-81 kg). At the

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, he lost in second round to

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. At the

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, he reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to Kim Jae-bum. As Kim continued on to the gold medal match, Lucenti took part in the bronze medal repechage, where he lost in the first round to Antoine Valois-Fortier. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, Lucenti was once again eliminated by Valois-Fortier, this time in the third round. He qualified to represent Argentina at the

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. His older brother Rodrigo was also an Olympic judoka, competing in the lightweight (-73 kg) category.

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* * * Argentine male judoka Living people 1984 births Argentine people of Italian descent Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from San Miguel de Tucumán {{Argentina-judo-bio-stub