Giovanni Esposito Judoka

Giovanni Esposito

Country:Italy
Born:9 February 1998 (21 years)
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Italian judoka Giovanni Esposito became World Cadet Champion in 2015 in Sarajevo. He captured silver at the Grand Prix in Tel Aviv in 2019. He won a bronze medal at the European Cadet Championships and claimed the gold at the EYOF 2015 in Tbilisi U66kg. He is raised in Napoli, the Italian city of judo talent. Elio Verde is his idol, also from Napels. He captured a bronze medal at the European Open in Oberwart in 2018. He won the European Cup U21 in Leibnitz in 2018.

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Masashi Ebinuma eager to win first World Tour event U73kg

13 Jul 2019 08:50

It is always great to look at judo stylist Masashi Ebinuma of Japan. The triple world champion will have his hands full in his opening contest against 21-year-old Italian Giovanni Esposito who was the Cadet World Championships winner in 2015. Read more

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Vadzim Shoka wins his first IJF title for Belarus

25 Jan 2019 18:00

Vadzim Shoka (BLR) won his first IJF final as he beat Italian youngster Giovanni Esposito with a late flurry in the last 30 seconds of their U73kg gold medal contest. Both Esposito brothers were good today but it was this time Esposito who reached the podium. World number 47 Shoka made a slow start as Esposito looked composed and set about controlling his opponent with his superior kumi-kata and ashi-waza. Read more

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Sagi Muki delivers for Israel at maiden Grand Prix

25 Jan 2019 17:45

The full crowd cheered when Sagi Muki took the third gold medal for Israel at this first Grand Prix in Tel Aviv and first ever World Tour event in Israel. The crowd cheered all day but the Shlomo Group Arena exploded when Muki threw Ivaylo Ivanov in the final U81kg in the last contest of the day. Read more

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European Cup Berlin good practise for Malaga in September

1 Aug 2016 11:15

Eighteen medal winning nations at the Junior European Cup in Berlin. France however was the most dominant nation with four gold and ten medals in total. Russia and Italy also impressed with three gold medals. None of last year’s winner could prolong his title which is typical for the strength of this qualification tournament for the European Championships later this year in Malaga. Read more

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Italy trailblazer of European talent

6 Aug 2015 20:00

What a historical week for Italy. Last week the Italian talents had their best ever EYOF in history with five gold medals. This week at the Cadet World Championships Italy already gained two silver medals, but today Giovanni Esposito delivered the gold and secured the best ever performance of his country at World Championships. Read more