Ezio Gamba

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Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympic Games (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988).[1] Gamba claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (71 kg) in 1980 by defeating Great Britain's Neil Adams.

Born (1958-12-02) 2 December 1958 (age 67)
Brescia, Italy
OccupationJudoka
CountryItaly
SportJudo
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Ezio Gamba
Personal information
Born (1958-12-02) 2 December 1958 (age 67)
Brescia, Italy
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryItaly
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games1st place, gold medalist(s) (1980)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Silver (1979, 1983)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (1982)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Moscow71 kg
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1979 Paris71 kg
Silver medal – second place1983 Moscow71 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Rostock71 kg
Silver medal – second place1979 Brussels71 kg
Silver medal – second place1983 Paris71 kg
Bronze medal – third place1986 Belgrade71 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place1976 Madrid70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1977 Berlin71 kg
Silver medal – second place1978 Miskolc71 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 Tel Aviv65 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 19 June 2023
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Biography

Four years later in Los Angeles, California, Gamba won the silver medal in the same weight division, after being defeated by South Korea's Ahn Byeong-Keun in the final.

He is the current trainer of the Russian National Judo team.[2] In 2013, for his great contribution to the development of sports in the Russian Federation Gamba was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship.[3]

In early January 2016, he was granted Russian citizenship by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.[4]

International medals

Gold
  • 82 European Championships (71 kg) - Rostock, Germany
  • 80 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
  • 80 Dutch Open (71 kg) – Den Haag, Holland*
Silver
  • 88 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France, defeating G. Gevechanov from Bulgaria
  • 84 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • 83 World Championships (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
  • 83 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
  • 79 World Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
  • 79 European Championships (71 kg) - Brussels, Belgium
  • 78 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Miskolc, Hungary
  • 77 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Berlin, Germany
  • 76 Jr. World Championships (78 kg) - Madrid, Spain
Bronze
  • 86 European Championships (71 kg) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia

References

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