Matthew Celotti (born 9 July 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.[1] Started out his sporting career at the age of eight, Celotti had earned four titles in the same weight division (2000, 2001, 2003, and 2007) at the Australian Judo Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Celotti |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 9 July 1979 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 100 kg |
| Club | Victorian Judo Academy |
Celotti represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg). He lost his first preliminary match to Cuba's Oreidis Despaigne, who successfully scored a yuko, and an ōuchi gari (big inner reap), at the end of the five-minute period.[2] Shortly after the Olympics, Celotti immediately left Beijing for Melbourne to face criminal and assault charges of intentionally causing injury over an incident at Lower Plenty Hotel.[3][4] The following year, he pleaded guilty to an unlawful assault, but avoided a jail term, after he was fined $1,200 to the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court.[5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matt Celotti". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Half Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ English, Ben (15 August 2008). "Judo competitor Matt Celotti leaves Olympic Village". The Daily Telegraph. The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ Petrie, Andrea (15 August 2008). "Australian Olympian's assault charges". The Age. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ Jackson, William (3 June 2009). "Olympian's guilty plea avoids jail term". Diamond Valley Leader. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
External links edit
- Profile – Australian Olympic Team
- Matt Celotti at JudoInside.com
- NBC Olympics Profile
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