Giovanna Scoccimarro takes the gold in Athens

Number one seed Giovanna Scoccimarro of Germany shone again in the final to win the title against Ekaterina Tokareva (RUS). The German won the European title by approaching the match with confidence and used the first opportunity to throw her opponent for Ippon after less than two minutes.

“She (Tokareva) had well prepared for me, but I was able to get her and throw her”, Scoccimarro noted. “I put some pressure on myself, because I came here as the top seed, but after the first match this was all gone. I needed the first fight to get into it”, the German added. The semifinal against teammate Sarah Maekelburg was not easy for her, though. “It is a shame when you have to fight a teammate to get into the final, but eventually it worked out for both of us”, she noted, referring to the fact that Maekelburg won the bronze medal against Juliette Tarting (FRA).                    

“I did not perform well today. It is my third time at this event, I had bronze last year and silver the year before that and this time I really should have won the gold”, Tokareva said. “I competed for the second time against her (Scoccimarro) and she had beaten me before. She has the height advantage over me.” Tokareva now wants to prepare for the under 21 European and World Championships.               

2013 European Cadet silver medallist Aleksandra Samardzic (BIH) claimed the other bronze medal with a victory over Chantal Walhout (NED).                  

Second seeded Semanur Erdogan (TUR) had lost to Samardzic in her first contest.                             

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