Ana Carrascosa Zaragoza (born 6 May 1980) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category. Carrascosa has twice been a bronze medalist at the

World Judo Championships The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year (except the years when the Olympics take place ...

( 2009, 2011). At European level, Carrascosa has won the European Championships once (

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), came second twice ( 2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal ( 2011). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Carrascosa reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei. She then lost to

Kim Kyung-ok Kim Kyung-Ok is a South Korean judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 5th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the second round by Priscilla Gneto Priscilla Gn ...

in the bronze medal match in the repechage. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by

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of Luxembourg.

Personal life

She was born in

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. She attended the ''Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia and Mas Camarena'' where she began her playing career. She speaks French and

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* * * * Spanish female judoka 1980 births Living people Olympic judoka for Spain Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Valencia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo 20th-century Spanish women 21st-century Spanish women {{Spain-judo-bio-stub