Edmond Topalli (born 22 January 1980 in Shkodër) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category. Topalli represented

at 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 he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out by an automatic

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 four ...

and a

sode tsurikomi goshi is a Judo throw and one of the techniques adopted by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hip technique, or Koshi-waza. Sode Tsurikomi Goshi translates as sleeve lifting pulling hip th ...

(sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw) to Portugal's João Neto.

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* * * 1980 births Living people Albanian male judoka Olympic judoka for Albania Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Shkodër {{Albania-judo-bio-stub