Nicola Tempesta

Nicola Tempesta
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born 28 June 1935 (1935-06-28) (age 83)
Napoli, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 108 kg (238 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Associazione Polisportiva Partenope, Napoli

Nicola Tempesta (born 28 June 1935) is a retired Italian judoka who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. He finished in sixth place in 1964 and was disqualified in 1972.[1] Tempesta won more than 10 European medals, including two gold – in 1957 and 1961.[2][3]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
1954BelgiumBrussels(Belgium) 3rdOpen
1957NetherlandsRotterdam(Netherlands) 1st80 kg
1959AustriaVienna(Austria) 2ndOpen
1960NetherlandsAmsterdam(Netherlands) 2nd80kg
1960NetherlandsAmsterdam(Netherlands) 2nd80 kg
1960NetherlandsAmsterdam(Netherlands) 3rd80 kg
1961ItalyMilan(Italy) 1st-
1962West GermanyEssen(West Germany) 2nd-
1963SwitzerlandGeneva(Switzerland) 2ndOpen(Amateur)

References

  1. ↑ Nicola Tempesta. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Saverio Panzica (20 June 2004). I GRANDI DEL JUDO – NICOLA TEMPESTA – L’ ”ELEFANTE BIANCO”. Interview with Tempesta in Italian. judo-educazione.it
  3. ↑ Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren): Vierter Dan, Judo Schwergewicht, Alle Kategorien, Mannschaft sport-komplett.de
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.