Antoni "Toni" Besolí Cervellera (born 19 May 1976 in

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) is an

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, who competed in the men's middleweight category. Besoli qualified as a lone judoka for the Andorran squad in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) at the

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, by granting a tripartite invitation from the

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. He fell in a bodily-crushing

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 ...

defeat to Dominican Republic's two-time Olympian

Vicbart Geraldino José Vicbart Geraldino Rosello (born October 13, 1978, in Santo Domingo) is a judoka from the Dominican Republic, who competed in the men's middleweight category. He picked up a total of thirteen medals in his career, including six (one gold, on ...

just forty-seven seconds into their opening match.

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* 1976 births Living people Andorran male judoka Olympic judoka for Andorra Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Andorra la Vella {{Andorra-judo-bio-stub