Carolina Costa (born 25 August 1994)[1] is an Italian female judoka and paralympic athlete. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1994 Messina, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | +70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASD Judo Franco Costa Messina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vittorio Scimone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
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 edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2018 | IBSA World Championshis |  Lisbon
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3rd | +70 kg | |
| 2019 | IBSA European Championshis |  Genoa
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1st | +70 kg | [3] |
| IBSA Judo Grand Prix |  Baku
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1st | +70 kg | [4] | |
| IBSA Judo International Qualifier |  Fort Wayne
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3rd | +70 kg | [4] | |
| IBSA Judo Grand Prix |  Taskent
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1st | +70 kg | [4] | |
| 2021 | IBSA Judo Grand Prix | Baku
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2nd | +70 kg | [5] |
 Warwick
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1st | +70 kg | [6] | ||
| Summer Paralympics |  Tokyo
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3rd | +70 kg |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "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
- ^ "Judo - COSTA Carolina". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo: Carolina Costa vince l'oro ai campionati europei Ibsa" (in Italian). genova24.it. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Judo. Carolina Costa medaglia d'oro al Grand Prix in Uzbekistan" (in Italian). comitatoparalimpico.it. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Grand Prix di Judo, Carolina Costa vince la medaglia d'argento" (in Italian). comitatoparalimpico.it. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Paralympic champion Ruvalcaba among winners at IBSA Grand Prix in Warwick" (in Italian). insidethegames.biz. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links edit
- Carolina Costa at JudoInside.com
- Carolina Costa at the International Paralympic Committee
- Carolina Costa at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
- Carolina Costa. Il mio judo per passione e per missione, nel segno di papà [Carolina Costa. My judo for passion and mission, in the name of dad] at CIP at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 August 2019) (in Italian)