Carolina Costa

Carolina Costa (born 25 August 1994)[1] is an Italian female judoka and paralympic athlete.

Carolina Costa
Carolina Costa in 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994
Messina, Italy
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)+70 kg
ClubGymnasium Club Messina
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's Judo
Paralympic sport
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
IBSA World Championshis 0 0 1
IBSA European Championshis 1 0 0
Total 1 0 1

Biography

Daughter of the Sicilian master Judo and president of the Italian Kendo Federation Franco Costa, who died in 2006, Carolina Costa began her under-23 judoka career in a very promising way with some brilliant results even at an absolute level, like a second place in the Italian championships.

In 2016, at the age of 22 she was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative disease that if taken at a young age can lead to progressive blindness, therefore Carolina's performance is diminishing, it becomes necessary to switch to paralympic sport and here, however that, as a paralympic athlete, she achieves international results, like a bronze medal at the world championships and a gold medal at the European championships. These results give her the almost certainty of being able to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1] She is the daughter of the Olympic former freestyle wrestler Katarzyna Juszczak.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2018 IBSA World Championshis Lisbon 3rd +70 kg
2019 IBSA European Championshis Genoa 1st +70 kg [2]

See also

References
  1. "Judo, la storia di Carolina che sogna le ParaOlimpiadi del 2020 a Tokyo" (in Italian). messina.gazzettadelsud.it. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019. Carolina Costa. Una ragazzona di 24 anni (compiuti lo scorso 25 agosto). Figlia d’arte: il papà il compianto maestro Franco Costa, la mamma la polacca Katarzyna Juszcak
  2. "Judo: Carolina Costa vince l'oro ai campionati europei Ibsa" (in Italian). genova24.it. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.


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