José Vicbart Geraldino Rosello (born October 13, 1978, in

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) is a

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from the

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, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He picked up a total of thirteen medals in his career, including six (one gold, one silver, and four bronze) from the

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, and represented his nation

in the 90-kg class in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Coming from a sporting pedigree, Geraldino also shared the same sport with his older brother Jose Augusto, who competed in the 100-kg division at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. They also have a younger brother called Jose Antonio which competed internationally as well in the 90-kg class. Geraldino made his official debut at the

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, where he competed in the men's 90-kg division. He received a shido penalty for his passivity over Romanian judoka and 1999 world champion

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, and thereby lost his opening match upon the referee's decision. At the

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, Geraldino qualified for his second Dominican Republic squad in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) by granting an unused berth from the

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and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (), following his denouncement on mistreatment and a series of irregularities against the federation's engineer and treasurer Jaime Casanovas. Geraldino quickly dropped Andorra's

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into the mat to score an

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victory in his opening match, before falling in a sliding lapel strangle hold (

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) to Great Britain's Winston Gordon in the next bout. With Gordon moving forward to the medal podium phase, Geraldino sought redemption for an Olympic bronze through the repechage, but he could not impose himself on his first playoff with two penalties and a defeat to Australia's Daniel Kelly by an

and a single leg takedown (

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) forty seconds before the five-minute bout expired. After Judo, Vicbart went to Florida International University in Miami where he earned a degree in Sports Medicine. He now owns G Health Clinic where they take care of patients with injuries mostly coming from sports. Also, the Geraldino Judo Academy was opened in 2011. Together with his younger brother Jose Antonio which kids call "Sensei Moreno" they teach over 75 young kids ages 5 and up hoping to someday have them follow in their footsteps and become Olimpians.

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* * * * 1978 births Living people Dominican Republic male judoka Olympic judoka for the Dominican Republic Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen {{DominicanRepublic-judo-bio-stub