Emanuela Pierantozzi (born 22 August 1968 in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

) is an Italian

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. She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in

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and

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. She won three

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medals, two Gold (

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and

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) and one Bronze (

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). Emanuela teaches Judo at Genoa University, Sport Science Course. Emanuela is a sculptor with work displayed by the

Art of the Olympians Art of the Olympians (AOTO) is an organization and program of Olympian and Paralympian artists that promotes the Olympic ideals of values, integrity, character, respect, honor, and work ethic through exhibitions and educational programs. It puts ...

(AOTO). She is also a board member of the Al Oerter Foundation (AOF) which runs the AOTO program.

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1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Bologna Italian female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-judo-bio-stub