Paolo Persoglia (born 28 April 1994) is a Sanmarrinese

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

Personal life

He is able to represent Italy or

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

Career

Between 2013 and 2019 Persoglia has medalled at the

Games of the Small States of Europe The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) is a biennial multi-sport event, launched by the Republic of San Marino, organized by and featuring the National Olympic Committees of nine European small states since 1985. The Games are held at t ...

winning two silver and 2 bronze medals. He has also competed at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

in Singapore. He was selected to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo, as well as the

2020 Summer Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

where he was drawn to face

Noël van 't End Noël van 't End (born 15 June 1991) is a Dutch judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg. In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters The 2021 Judo World Master ...

, the gold medalist at the 2019 world championships and number 2 in the world. Persoglia lost by

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 ...

after half a minute.

References

External links

* 1994 births Living people Sammarinese male judoka Olympic judoka for San Marino Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics {{SanMarino-judo-bio-stub