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Judo At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 56 Kg
These are the results of the women's 56 kg (also known as ''lightweight'') competition in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessor ... was less than, or equal to, 56 kilograms. Competition took place on 1996-07-24 in the Georgia World Congress Center. Results The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. Repechage The losing semifinalists as well as those judoka eliminated in earlier rounds by the four semifinalists of the main bracket advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the two bronze medalists for the event. References External links * Official O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia World Congress Center
The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft2 (360,000 m2) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the world's largest LEED certified convention center and the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General Assembly to develop an international trade and exhibition center in Atlanta. The authority later developed the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced the Georgia Dome. In 2017, the Georgia Dome was closed on March 5 and demolished by implosion on November 20 while Mercedes-Benz Stadium officially opened on August 26. While the GWCCA owns Mercedes-Benz Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Fairbrother
Nicola Kim Fairbrother MBE (born 14 May 1970) is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who competed at two Olympic Games. She holds the 7th Dan and is one of Britain's most prominent judoka. Judo career Fairbrother's first significant success was becoming champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 1989. The following year she gained her first senior international success when she won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Judo Championships in Frankfurt. In 1991, she won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Judo Championships in Barcelona and won back to back British titles in 1991 and 1992. During 1992, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the silver medal in the women's lightweight division (– 56 kg). In the final she was defeated by Spain's Miriam Blasco, who later she married. Additionally, she won her first European title at the 1992 European Judo Championships in Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai-Chun Huang
Huang Ai-chun (born 16 May 1974) is a Taiwanese judoka. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1974 births Living people Taiwanese female judoka Olympic judoka for Taiwan Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Taiwanese female sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Taiwanese women {{Taiwan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipa Cavalleri
Filipa Cavalleri (born 6 December 1973) is a Portuguese judoka. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is a pioneer in Portuguese judo. Ancestry Third of seven sons and daughters of Jorge Penaguião Celestino Soares Cavalleri ( Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ... , Socorro , 7 July 1944), great-great-nephew of the 1st Viscount of Leceia , great-great-nephew and great-great-grandson of the 5th Marquês de los Soidos Grande of Spain 1st Class, 7th grandson of the 5th Count of Arcos , 8th grandson of the 2nd Count of Santiago de Beduído , nephew-5th grandson of the 1st Count of Belmonte , nephew-5 .th grandson of the 3rd Viscount of Mesquitela by interest and estate and 1st Count of Mesquitela , of the Viscount of Cunha and Marquê ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Ai-chun
Huang Ai-chun (born 16 May 1974) is a Taiwanese judoka. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1974 births Living people Taiwanese female judoka Olympic judoka for Taiwan Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Taiwanese female sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Taiwanese women {{Taiwan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrina Broz
Corinna West (née Corinna Broz and also known as Corinna Broz-West ) is an American retired judoka and Olympian. She competed at the 1996 Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ... in Atlanta in the Women's 56 kg event. In 1995, West was named "Outstanding Female Competitor" in the United States Judo Association's Hall of Fame. References External links Art of the Olympians profile Living people American female judoka Olympic judoka of the United States Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in judo {{US-judo-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beata Kucharzewska
Beata Kucharzewska (born 31 March 1976) is a Polish judoka. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1976 births Living people Polish female judoka Olympic judoka for Poland Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Niemodlin Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship {{Poland-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Gal
Jessica Gal (born 6 July 1971) is a Dutch former judoka. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Dutch female judoka Olympic judoka for the Netherlands Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulfiya Guseynova
Zulfiyya Huseynova ( az, Zülfiyyə Yusif qızı Hüseynova} born 15 October 1970) is an Azerbaijani former judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1970 births Living people Azerbaijani female judoka Olympic judoka for Azerbaijan Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Azerbaijani women 21st-century Azerbaijani women {{Azerbaijan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Zangrando
Danielle Zangrando (born 25 July 1979 in São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She picked up a total of thirty medals in her career, including three from the Pan American Games (1995, 1999, and 2007), and a bronze from the 1995 World Judo Championships in Chiba, Japan, and also appeared in the 57-kg class in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2004). Growing up in Santos, Zangrando took up judo at the age of 5 following her brother to the dojo of sensei Paulo Duarte. Throughout most of her sporting career, Zangrando trained under Duarte as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for Santos FC Judô. As a 16-year-old neophyte to the sport, Zangrando reached the pinnacle of her judo career at the 1995 World Judo Championships in Chiba, Japan, where she became the first ever Brazilian female to pick up a bronze medal in the lightweight category. Zangrando's remarkable result marked her official debut on the Brazilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun-Yong Jung
Jung Sun-Yong (born 11 March 1971) is a female South Korean judoka. At the age of 14, she was the youngest judoka ever to represent South Korea in 1985. Jung won two medals at the 1989 and 1995 World Championships, and also gained a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... Jung won the Asian Championship three consecutive times, the Fukuoka International Female Judo Championship five times, and the Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris) three times. Jung retired right after the 1996 Olympics, and currently serves as a teacher in elementary school. References External links * * * 1971 births Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Morneau
Marie-Josée Morneau (born 4 December 1969) is a Canadian judoka. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1969 births Living people Canadian female judoka Olympic judoka for Canada Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Longueuil {{Canada-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
