Fabio Basile Judoka

Fabio Basile

Country:Italy
Born:7 October 1994 (26 years)
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Fabio Basile from Italy became Olympic Champion in Rio in 2016 U66kg. Basile became 2015 European U23 champion. He won European silver as cadet in 2010 and bronze at European U20 and U23 age categories. Basile took silver at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi in 2016. He took bronze at the Grand Slam in Ekaterinburg in 2018 and silver in Zagreb. He took a bronze medal at the Grand Slam in Paris in 2019 and silver in Ekaterinburg.

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IJF confirms World Judo Tour comeback in Budapest

8 Oct 2020 20:40

The IJF announced the imminent return of the World Judo Tour and confirmed its comeback with the Grand Slam of Budapest. Judo has been at a standstill since the start of the global health crisis linked to Covid-19. The Grand Slam Hungary will take place 23-26 October in Budapest. Read more

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This is how the 2016 Olympic Champions were ranked one year before Games-time

6 May 2020 19:05

It was not a huge surprise that Lukas Krpalek, Teddy Riner, Tina Trstenjak and Kayla Harrison were crowned as Olympic Champions. They already dominated their categories one year ahead of the Games in August 2015. Italian Fabio Basile though shocked the judo world with as fast rising star. He was nowhere in his new category U66kg as he came from U60kg, but marched in fast on his golden path to Rio. Read more

Fabio Basile: Now is the time to be courageous

6 May 2020 12:05

Patience is a key element of judo and for Olympic champion Fabio Basile it is a virtue which has served him well over the last few weeks in Europe's longest lockdown. Until a few weeks ago, Basile was confident about his preparations for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won the gold medal U66kg four years ago in Rio de Janeiro. Read more

Clashes in Paris U73kg, who will shine?

29 Jan 2020 15:50

Basile, Ebinuma, Hashimoto and Orujov, but who will light up Paris for the Grand Slam in this tough weight category U73kg. Olympic champion and self-appointed ‘King of The Tatami’ Fabio Basile (ITA) put on a masterclass in Tel Aviv to open his season in stunning fashion. Read more

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Fabio Basile captures first victory of 2020 in Tel Aviv

24 Jan 2020 17:35

The first male final at day two in Tel Aviv was a final between regulars of major events since it opposed the 2018 European Champion, Ferdinand Karapetian of Armenia and the Olympic champion U66kg Fabio Basile of Italy. With a serious run in the preliminary rounds, the Italian returns to his top level at the best time while the final stretch before the Tokyo Games is now wide open for all athletes. Due to an injury Ferdinand Karapetian couldn't compete Read more