Daniel Rodrigo Lucenti (born May 10, 1978 in San Martín, Santa Fe) is an Argentine

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, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He held a 2002 Argentine senior title for his own division, picked up a total of eight medals in his career, including two from the

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, and also competed with his brother

Emmanuel Lucenti Emmanuel "Emma" Lucenti (born 23 November 1984) is a judoka from Argentina. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's half-middleweight (-81 kg). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost in second round to Euan Burto ...

for the Argentine judo squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Lucenti qualified for the Argentine squad in the men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, by placing third and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in

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. He lost his opening match to U.S. judoka and eventual bronze medalist

Jimmy Pedro James A. Pedro (born October 30, 1970) is an American retired World Championship and Olympic judoka and current judo coach. Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison, the first American ever to wi ...

, who successfully scored an

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and gripped him with a

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(side four quarter) hold forty-five seconds before the clock expired.

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* 1978 births Living people Argentine male judoka Olympic judoka for Argentina Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from San Martín Department, Santa Fe South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province 20th-century Argentine people 21st-century Argentine people {{Argentina-judo-bio-stub