Giuseppina Macrì

Giuseppina Macrì (born 3 September 1974 in Crotone) is an Italian judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category.[1] She held five Italian senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of twenty-five medals in her career, including three from the European Championships, two from the Mediterranean Games (1997 and 2001), and a coveted bronze from the 2001 World Judo Championships in Munich, Germany, and represented her nation Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Macri also trained for Judo Club Facente Cutro in the outskirts of her native Crotone under head coach and sensei Oscar Facente.[2][3]

Giuseppina Macrì
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppina Macrì
Nationality Italy
Born (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974
Crotone, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)48 kg
ClubJudo Club Facente Cutro
Coached byOscar Facente
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis 48 kg
1997 Bari 48 kg
World Championships
2001 Munich 48 kg
European Championships
2001 Paris 48 kg
2002 Maribor 48 kg
2003 Dusseldorf 48 kg

Macri emerged herself into the international scene and reached the pinnacle of her judo career at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia, where she picked up a silver medal in the 48-kg division, losing the final match to Turkish judoka and later two-time Olympian Neşe Şensoy Yıldız.[4] A few months later, Macri edged Poland's Anna Żemła-Krajewska off the tatami by an ippon victory to notch a bronze at the World Championships in Munich, Germany, and then until 2003, she boosted three more with the similar color in her respective category at the European Championships.[3][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Macri qualified for the Italian judo squad in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg), by topping the field and receiving a berth from the Super A-Tournament in Moscow, Russia.[6] She received a bye in the opening round, but succumbed to an ippon score and a yoko shiho gatame (side four-quarter) hold from China's Gao Feng with nearly a minute remaining in their second round match.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Giuseppina Macrì". 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. "CONI Profile – Giuseppina Macrì" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "Judo, la Macrì alla conquista del mondo" [Judo: Macri conquers the world] (in Italian). Il Crotonese. 27 July 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "Judo, la Macrì strizza l'occhio alle Olimpiadi" [Judo: Macri turns sights for the Olympics] (in Italian). Il Crotonese. 3 August 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. "Macrì, il bronzo nasce in cucina" [Macrì has collected the bronze to her own hardware] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  6. "Ora è certo: Pina Macrì andrà alle Olimpiadi di Atene" [Now it's official: Giuseppina Macri will go to the Olympics in Athens] (in Italian). Il Crotonese. 24 March 2004. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  7. "Judo: Women's Extra-Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. "Olimpiadi, judo donne: Macrì battuta nei 48kg, ripescaggio?" [Olympic women's judo: Macrì beaten in the 48kg, repechage?] (in Italian). la Repubblica. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. "Niente bronzo sul tatami per la Cavazzuti" [No bronze on the tatami for Cavazzuti] (in Italian). Il Piccolo. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2014.


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