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Judo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 Kg
The Women's 70 kg (also known as ''middleweight'') tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 13 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a bodyweight of less than 70 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon China Standard Time, CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals, and the final were held at 18:00 pm CST. This event was the third-heaviest of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 70 kilograms of body mass. Like all other judo events, bouts lasted five minutes. If the bout was still tied at the end, it was extended for another five-minute, sudden-death period; if neither judoka scored during that period, the match is decided by the judges. The tournament bracket consisted of a single-elimination contest culminating in a gold medal match. There was also a repechage to determine the winners of the two bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Science And Technology University Gymnasium
The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Construction The venue covers an area of 2.38 hectares and the total floor space of construction reaches 24,662 square metres. The seating capacity is 8,024 seats, including 3,956 temporary ones. It consists of a main gym and a comprehensive facility. Construction started in October 2005 and was completed in August 2007. Usage During the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, judo and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, taekwondo matches. During the 2008 Summer Paralympics, it hosted the preliminary rounds of Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair basketball and the Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair rugby competition. After the Olympic Games, the gymnasium turned into a complex to host sport competitions, live performances, and cultural activit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Juan (judoka)
Wang Juan (born 5 March 1982 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a female Chinese judoka who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Middleweight (63–70 kg) event. Major performances *2001/2005 National Games – 2nd/1st -70 kg class; *2007 National Championships – 1st -70 kg class; *2007 World Team Championships – 1st; *2008 World Cup Budapest – 3rd -70 kg class See also *China at the 2008 Summer Olympics China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), and the team of selected athletes were officially known as ''Team China''. As the host country, China had a total of 639 athletes qua ... References External links * 1982 births Living people Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for China Sportspeople from Suzhou Martial artists from Jiangsu Chinese female judoka 20th-century Chinese women 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisèle Mendy
Gisèle Mendy (born 19 December 1979) is a Senegalese judoka, who played for the middleweight category. She won three medals for her division at the African Judo Championships (2005, 2006, and 2008). She also captured a silver medal in the same division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to Algeria's Rachida Ouerdane. Mendy represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg, women's 70 kg class. She lost the first preliminary round match, by an ippon (full point) and a Ude hishigi te gatame, te gatame (hand armlock), to German judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Annett Böhm. Because her opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Mendy offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, she was defeated in her first match by Ukraine's Nataliya Smal, who successfully scored a waza-ari-awasete-ippon (full point) and a kuchiki tao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gévrise Émane
Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class. Emane first gained attention at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in the 2005 World Judo Championships – Women's 70 kg, women's 70 kg class. Next year, Emane won her first European title at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere after an ippon in the final, against the German Heide Wollert. Emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Ronda Rousey of United States by points in the final match. After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009, Emane claimed her second World Championship title at the 2011 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg, 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final. At the Judo at the 2012 Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leire Iglesias
Leire Iglesias Armiño (born 7 April 1978 in Bilbao, Vizcaya) is a Spanish judoka, who played for the middleweight category. She is a five-time World Cup champion, and a silver medalist at the 2008 European Judo Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. She also won two bronze medals for the same division at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, and at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Jeju City, South Korea. Iglesias represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (70 kg). In the preliminaries, she first defeated Brazil's Mayra Aguiar, and eventually upset world champion Gévrise Émane, who was considered a top medal contender in this event. She reached only into the quarterfinal round, where she lost by an automatic ippon to German judoka and Olympic bronze medalist Annett Böhm. Because her opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Iglesias offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Uk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayra Aguiar
Mayra Aguiar da Silva (born 3 August 1991) is a Brazilian retired judoka. She was a bronze medallist in three consecutive Olympics, 2012, 2016 and 2020. She is also three-time world champion (2014, 2017 & 2022). She is the first Brazilian woman to win three Olympic medals in an individual sport, being the best female judoka in the history of Brazil. Aguiar was born in Porto Alegre and began judo training when she was young. Aguiar trains under Kiko ( Antônio Carlos Pereira) in a group with João Derly in SOGIPA. Derly and Camilo are also her sporting idols. Career 2006–2008 At 15 years old, she won a bronze at the 2006 World Judo Juniors Championships. At the 2007 Pan American Judo Championships, she won a silver medal. When she was still 15 years old, she competed at 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro and won a silver medal, losing in the final to future UFC champion Ronda Rousey. At the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships held in Miami, she became champion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Jacques
Catherine Jacques (born 28 September 1979, in Merksem) is a Belgian judoka who competed in the middleweight category (70 kg). She is a multiple-time national champion, and a four-time bronze medalist for her category at the European Judo Championships. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Jacques missed out of the Olympic podium in the women's 70 kg category, after she was defeated by Germany's Annett Böhm, who scored an ippon within thirty-eight seconds, in the bronze medal match. She was able to fight back against her opponent for a rematch to capture the bronze medal, this time at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ..., Jacques qualified again for the 70 kg category. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ylenia Scapin
Ylenia Scapin (born 8 January 1975 in Bolzano) is an Italian judoka. Scapin won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 and 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende .... External links * * * * * Ylenia Scapinat raisport.rai.it 1975 births Living people Italian female judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Bolzano Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Summer World University Games medalists in judo Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhanar Zhanzunova
Zhanar Zhanzunova (, ''Janar Janzunova''; born July 16, 1985, in Kyzylorda) is a Kazakhstani judoka, who played for the middleweight category. She won a silver medal for her division at the 2007 Asian Judo Championships in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and bronze at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju City, South Korea. Zhanzunova represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (70 kg). Unfortunately, she lost the first preliminary match to Colombia's Yuri Alvear, who successfully scored an ippon is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon-wazari'' contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu. In judo In judo, an ''ippon'' may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock. For throws, the ... and a soto makikomi (outer wraparound), at a fastest possible time of twenty-one seconds. References External links *NBC 2008 Olympics profile Kazakhstani fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Alvear
Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 29 March 1986) is a Colombian judoka, three times World Champion in her division. Early life Yuri was born in Jamundí which is a suburb of Cali, the third largest city in Colombia. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife. She also has a brother, Harvy. From youth, she was very talented in all kind of sports, she participated in water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics. When she was 14 Ruperto Guaúña, a judo trainer of Litecom school, was looking for girls for his judo team. That's how Yuri became a judoka. Yuri began judo late, but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo. She is a very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez. She is also her sparring partner. Judo career Alvear won a bronze medal in the under 57 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2008, she participated in the Olympic G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Pilocik
Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna. Individuals named Katarzyna may choose their name day from the following dates: February 2, February 13, March 9, March 22, March 24, April 1, April 6, April 17, April 29, April 30, May 21, September 4, September 15, November 25, or December 31. Notable people Nobility * Joanna Katarzyna Radziwiłł, Polish noble lady * Katarzyna Barbara Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian szlachcianka * Katarzyna Branicka, Polish noblewoman * Katarzyna Juszczak, Polish-born Italian judoka and freestyle wrestler * Katarzyna Karolina Radziwiłł, Polish noble lady * Katarzyna Kostka, Polish noble lady * Katarzyna Lubomirska, Polish szlachcianka * Katarzyna Ostrogska (1560–1579), Polish noble lady * Katarzyna Ostrogska (1602–1642), Polish szlachcianka * Katarzyna Potocka, Polish noble lady * Katarzyna So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
