Sydney has decreed an unprecedented success for the Italian judo. We must return to Los Angeles for 1984 blue four on the table to fight for a medal. So were Ezio Gamba, in the final for the Olympic title and Yuri Fazi, Felice Mariani and Sandro Rosati to fight for the bronze medal.
In Australia, even before the podiums, it must be stressed as seven athletes, nine in the race, came to fight for a medal and the final result is now known, was a gold medal, that of Pino Maddaloni in the category the limit of 71 kg, three bronze, those of Jerome Giovinazzo, Ylenia Scapin and Emanuela Pierantozzi respectively in the category limit of 66, 70 and 78 kg and three fifths posts Cinzia Cavazzuti, Jenny Gal and Luigi Guido, in 57 categories, 63 and 100 kg.
Success unprecedented, it was said at the beginning, but not unexpected.
In fact we started to Sydney medal with five athletes, four of which, in Barcelona and Pierantozzi Giovinazzo, Scapin and Gal in Atlanta, already up on a Olympic podium. The fifth was Giuseppe Maddaloni, in his first Olympics, but with two of Europe championships won between Atlanta and Sydney, which had more than logical to expect a podium. Then there were the outsiders, which was a quote that Mr performance.
Of pronosticati medal in the only Jenny Gal has not focused the target - unfortunately, it was no longer as brilliant early season - and had to settle for a "lean" fifth place, to consider placement rather good for Cinzia Cavazzuti, his first Olympics, although in the one that would take the deserved medal had to fight with the enemy and with the field factor ...
Luigi Guido ended his Olympic career, after Barcelona and Atlanta, in its third participation in the Games, leaving a beautiful memory of good and loyal fighter: won fifth place in Sydney today represented the best of its ability.
Pino Maddaloni has been shown to have enriched its natural qualities of warrior tatami refining tactics of the race and expanding its technical baggage.
Jerome Giovinazzo, after a couple of years of stabilization in the new category of weight has rediscovered the winning twist that had brought silver in Atlanta.
Ylenia Scapin, regular as a clock, not ever mistaken the major events and, after an early season quietly came ready at the right time.
Emanuela Pierantozzi however, after the abandonment of racing and later returned, he had to deal with psychological problems and athletic not indifferent, but the character and class have sustained until the medal.
Remain mention Francesco Lepre and Michele Monti. Much improved on the first, though still unripe for the great exploits, the unfortunate second, sidelined by a malanno from before.
So a shipment full of satisfactions from the technical, a little 'credit in the good fortune that the medals and, above all, a good omen for the future.
Giorgio Sozzi


Giuseppe Maddaloni
• He participated in the 1995 world championships
• 1 ° 1998-99 European Championships
• 2 ° Italian Championships 1995; ° 1 - 1997; 3 ° - 1998; 3 ° - 1999
• 5 1995
Sydeny Olympics 2000 gold


Jerome Giovinazzo
European Championships: 1994 gold, bronze 1995-96-97; silver 1999
Olympics: Silver 1996
Tournoi de Paris, City of Rome, the Mediterranean Games, World Military: gold
Sydeny Olympics 2000 bronze

Emanuela Pierantozzi
European Championships: 1989-92 gold
World Championships: 1989-91 gold
Olympics: Silver 1992
Tournoi de Paris, Fukuoka, Rome: gold
Various medals in the European Championships (individuals and teams) and the above tournaments
World University: gold
Tournoi de Paris and Rome: gold (year of the recovery) 1999
Sydeny Olympics 2000 bronze

Ylenia Scapin
• 3 1996
• 3 1998
• 3 1999
• 2 1999
Italian Championships
• Gold: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Paris Tournament
• 2 1998
• 1 1999
City of Rome Tournament
• 1 1997
• 3 1998
Sydeny Olympics 2000 bronze


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