Odette Juffrida ( Italian: Odette Giuffrida ; born October 12, 1994 ) is an Italian judoka . Silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro [1] [2] [3] [4] . Four-time bronze medalist of the European Judo Championships among youth (U23) (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) [5] . In February 2016, she entered the Top 10 world ranking of women's judo [6] .
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Biography and career
Odette spent her childhood in Monte Sacro - a suburb of Rome [7] . She started judo at the age of 6 thanks to her brother Salvatore.
She made her debut at international competitions in 2009. In 2013 and 2014, she won the European Junior Championships. In 2011-2014, she was a bronze medalist in the European Youth Championships. In 2015, at the first European Games in Baku, she became a bronze medalist in the team event [8] .
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Odette reached the finals in which she lost to the Kosovo judoka Maylinda Kelmendi :
| A circle | Rival | Score | Total |
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| 1/8 | Maren Kre ( GER ) | 001—000 | Victory |
| 1/4 | Andrei Kitsu ( ROU ) | 001—000 | Victory |
| 1/2 | Ma Innan ( CHN ) | 000—000 | Victory |
| The final | Maylinda Kelmendi ( KOS ) | 000—001 | Defeat |
Notes
- ↑ Odette Giuffrida
- ↑ Majlinda Kelmendi wins Kosovo's 1st Olympic medal
- ↑ OLIMPIADI. JUDO. Odette Giuffrida Argento. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 12, 2016. Archived August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Odette GIUFFRIDA
- ↑ Odette Giuffrida
- ↑ Odette Giuffrida reaches top 10 World Ranking
- ↑ Odette Giuffrida: “Volevo la medaglia d'oro”
- ↑ Baku 2015. Bronzo a squadre con il Judo femminile
Links
- Odette Juffrida - Olympic Stats at Sports-Reference.com
- Odette Juffrida - profile on judoinside.com