Assunta Galeone Judoka

Assunta Galeone

Country:Italy
Born:24 February 1986 (34 years)
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Assunta Galeone won the European team title with Italy in 2010. She fought at many World, European Championships. Won silver U23 in 2008 U78kg. Galeone won the World Cups in Birmingham, Madrid, Sofia and in 2014 the Grand Prix in Tbilisi. 6 times Italian champion. She took bronze in Havana in 2016. She claimed bronze at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi in 2017.

European Judo Championships Preview U78kg: Steenhuis and Tcheumeo poised to win

19 Apr 2017 11:10

Since March this year Dutch woman Guusje Steenhuis is the world’s number one in the IJF Ranking. She gained many points in the Grand Slams and added valuable points in Paris and Baku this year. Who is her main rival? It could be any of the seeded players. Read more

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Anastasiya Turchyn finally takes gold in IJF World Tour

2 Apr 2017 15:50

At the Grand Slam in Tbilisi both French were expected to be in the final, especially Madeleine Malonga, who is currently world number 12 and was the top seeded athlete of the category. But the 23 year-old was surprisingly defeated in the semi-final by Anastasiya Turchyn (UKR). The Ukrainian joined the second French, Same Hawa Camara, who qualified against Karen Stevenson (NED). Read more

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Seventh Italian title for Assunta Galeone in Rome

5 Feb 2017 20:40

At the Italian Championships this weekend in Ostia, near Rome, Assunta Galeone won her seventh title. The judoka from Napoli took the gold in PalaPellicone by defeating Valeria Ferrari in the final. Galeone won her first title in 2008. Assunta Galeone: "This race I lived in a very quiet, but I'm doing the same way with all the other things in my life. The next meeting is to Oberwart, then we'll see, but in the meantime I thank the Guardia di Finanza and the important teamwork is being done." Read more

More than 300 athletes at African Open in Casablanca

11 Mar 2016 10:05

About 300 athletes from more than 50 nations will be present at the African Open in Casablanca, one of the last qualifying possibilities and the last in Africa, excepted for the continental championships. The African Open in Morocco will obviously present a strong home team winning four medals last year and five in 2014. Assmaa Niang and Rizlen Zouak even medalled in both editions. Read more

Top field in Rome with world wide distribution

14 Feb 2016 17:35

At the second day of the European Open for women in Rome two Pan American women and one Asian judoka signed for the gold medals. World Ranking leader Yu Song defeated her opponent from China Ma Sisi, in fact a World level match and perhaps decisive for the Olympic Games qualification. Read more