Nuno Miguel Delgado
ComIH (born 27 August 1976) is a former Portuguese
judoka
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who became known for winning Portugal's first Olympic medal in judo – a bronze in the
under-81 kg category at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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, in
Sydney, Australia
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. He was also senior
European champion
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In the plural, the European Championships also refers to a ...
(
Bratislava 1999).
Personal life
Born in Portugal, Delgado is of Cape Verdean descent.
References
External links
Official website*
*
Podcast Interview with Nuno Delgadoon TheJudoPodcast.eu
1976 births
Living people
Portuguese male judoka
Olympic judoka for Portugal
Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal
Olympic medalists in judo
Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Black Portuguese sportspeople
Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
20th-century Portuguese people
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
University of Lisbon alumni
Alumni of the University of Bath
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