Emmanuel "Emma" Lucenti (born 23 November 1984) is a judoka from

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's half-middleweight (-81 kg). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost in second round to Euan Burton. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to

Kim Jae-bum Kim Jae-bum (김재범) (; born January 25, 1985 in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do) is a retired South Korean judoka. Despite being plagued with injuries throughout his career, Kim is known for dominating major competitions at the half-middleweight ...

. As Kim continued on to the gold medal match, Lucenti took part in the bronze medal repechage, where he lost in the first round to Antoine Valois-Fortier. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lucenti was once again eliminated by Valois-Fortier, this time in the third round. He qualified to represent Argentina at the

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. His older brother

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was also an Olympic judoka, competing in the lightweight (-73 kg) category.

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* * * Argentine male judoka Living people 1984 births Argentine people of Italian descent Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games bronze medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from San Miguel de Tucumán {{Argentina-judo-bio-stub