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Judo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 Kg
The women's 63 kg (also known as ''light-middleweight'') tournament in the judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 11 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. A total of 25 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka with a body weight of less than 63 kilograms. Preliminary rounds started at 12:00 Noon CST. Repechage finals, semifinals, bouts for bronze medals and the final were held at 18:00pm CST. This event was the median of the women's judo weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 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 bronze medals. Each j ... [...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. 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. During the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the judo and taekwondo matches. During the 2008 Summer Paralympics, it hosted the preliminary rounds of wheelchair basketball and the wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport. The US na ... competition. After the Olympic Games, the gymnasium turned into a complex to host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahina Saidi
Kahina Saidi ( ar, كهينة سعيدي; born March 17, 1984) is an Algerian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category. She is a four-time medalist at the African Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy. She also won two medals in the same division at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, and at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. Saidi represented Algeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-middleweight class (63 kg). She defeated Malta's Marcon Bezzina in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match by an ippon and a juji gatame (back-lying perpendicular armbar) to Netherlands' Elisabeth Willeboordse Elisabeth Willeboordse (born 14 September 1978 in Middelburg, Zeeland) is a female judoka from the Netherlands, who won the title in the women's –63 kg division at the 2005 European Championships. A year later, when Tampere, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielli Yuri
Danielli Yuri-Barbosa (born January 3, 1984) is a judoka from Brazil. Biography Yuri-Barbosa was born in Registro, São Paulo, but she lives in São Caetano do Sul. She began with judo in Japan. When she was little her family moved to Japan to make some money. Her father worked there in factories and when they came back to Brazil he opened a judo school. Yuri likes to be with her family, she likes reading, watching movies. Her favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson. She can't to say "no" when somebody asked her for a favor and during matches she uses same hairgrip. Before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Brazilian Judo Federation was unsure who would represent Brazil in half-middleweight. They hesitated between mature Vânia Ishii and young Yuri, but Yuri was chosen. Judo At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cécile Hane
Cécile Hane (born October 8, 1987) is a Senegalese judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category. Hane represented Senegal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's half-middleweight class (63 kg). She lost the first preliminary round match to Venezuela's Ysis Barreto, who successfully scored an ippon (full point) and a seoi nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Thro ... (shoulder throw), at one minute and forty-seven seconds. References External links * * * NBC Olympics Profile 1987 births Living people Senegalese female judoka Olympic judoka for Senegal Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Senegal-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ysis Barreto
Ysis (Isis) Lenis Barreto Rodríguez (born 27 March 1980 in Caracas) is a judoka from Venezuela. Early and personal life Barreto was born in Caracas and began judo when she was 13 years old. She is member of Judo Anzoátegui club in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Barcelona (Venezuela) After the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she wanted to retire, but decided against it. She said in an interview that she would like to compete at 2012 Olympic Games in London, but that "it won't be possible without a good trainer." Judo career Barreto won the silver medal of the under 70 kg division of the Judo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in first match, she stood against Senegalese Cécile Hane and won. Her second match was against the Japanese Olympic Champion from 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Athens, Ayumi Tanimoto. She had tried various techniques, but the skilled Japanese judoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devu Thapa
Devu Thapa ( ne, देबु थापा) (born February 7, 1974, in Jumla) is a Nepalese judoka, who played for the light middleweight category. At age thirty-four, Thapa made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., where she competed in the women's 63 kg class. She lost her first preliminary match to Chinese Taipei's Wang Chin-Fang, who was able to score an automatic ippon at twenty-two seconds. References External links * *NBC Olympics ProfileDEVA THAPA CAREER 1974 births Living people People from Jumla District Nepalese female judoka Olympic judoka for Nepal Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Nepal Olympic athletes for Nepal 21s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Ylinen
Johanna Ylinen (born 19 July 1984 in Pori) is a Finnish judoka. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she lost in the first round of the women's 63 kg. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 63 kg, but was defeated in the second round. References External links * * Finnish female judoka Living people Olympic judoka for Finland Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1984 births Sportspeople from Pori {{Finland-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driulis González
Driulis González Morales (born 21 September 1973 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with Australia's Mária Pekli and Japan's Ryoko Tamura-Tani, Driulis is the first female judoka to compete at five Olympics. The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet Jorge L. Bonnet (born 11 May 1965) is a Puerto Rican judoka and bobsledder who competed at five Olympic Games. He competed in judo at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, and in bobsleigh at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 .... References External links * * * 1973 births Living people Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Heill
Claudia Heill (24 January 1982 – 31 March 2011) was an Austrian judoka best known for winning the silver medal in the half-middleweight (63 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Biography In addition to her success at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Heill won silver medals at the European championship in 2001 and 2005 and bronze medals in 2002, 2003 and 2007. She placed fifth at the 2008 Summer Olympics and retired one year later. After retiring from competition, she began coaching junior judoka. Heill in 1998 aged 16 won the -63 kg category at the Senior Austrian National Championships. Later that same year Heill won silver at the Junior World Championships (Cali) where she lost to the Japanese Maeda Keiko. Within a month Heill took the gold medal at the Junior European Championships (Bucharest). Heill’s position as a world-class judoka in the -63 kg category was developing quickly. In 2000, at the Junior World Championships (Nabul) she won bronze and at the Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Clark (judoka)
Sarah Clark (born 3 January 1978) is a British judoka, who has competed at three Olympic Games. Judo career Clark came to prominence when winning the Scottish Championships in 1997. In 2000 and 2001 she won back to back half-middleweight British titles at the British Judo Championships. In 2004, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece, she competed in the half-middleweight (-63 kg) category and reached the last 16, where she was beaten by the eventual silver medalist, Claudia Heill. She then lost to Ronda Rousey in the first round of the repechage. Also during 2004 she won a bronze medal at the 2004 European Judo Championships, in Bucharest. Two more British titles were secured in 2005 and 2006 and she achieved her best result to date, which was a European gold medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships, in Tampere. In 2008, she went to her second Olympic Games, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she again lost to Heill, this t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
