Manuel Lombardo (born 4 December 1998) is an Italian

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. He is a two-time silver medalist at the

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. He is also a gold medalist at both the

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and the

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. Lombardo represented Italy at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan and the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

in Paris, France.

Career

In 2018, Lombardo won the gold medal in the men's 66kg event at the

held in Tarragona, Spain. He won the gold medal in the men's 66kg event at the

2021 European Judo Championships The 2021 European Judo Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 April 2021. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 359 competitors from 45 nations participated. Referenc ...

held in Lisbon, Portugal. He defeated

Vazha Margvelashvili Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgian: ვაჟა მარგველაშვილი; born 3 October 1993) is a Georgian judoka. He won the gold medal at the 2016 and the 2024 European Judo Championships, and the silver medal at the 2020 Summer ...

of Georgia in his gold medal match. Lombardo lost his bronze medal match in the men's 66kg event at the

in Tokyo, Japan. Lombardo won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 73kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

held in Oran, Algeria. He won the silver medal in the men's 73kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 73kg event at the

in Paris, France.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lombardo, Manuel Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Turin Italian male judoka Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Italy Judoka at the 2019 European Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Italy 21st-century Italian sportsmen