Giovanni Di Cristo
Personal information
Born (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Salzburg –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Zagreb –73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara –73 kg
Italy Cup Ju/Se
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rome (Ostia) –73 kg
Italian Championships Juniores
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Genoa –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Castellanza (Va) –73 kg
Italian Championships U23
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Lecce –73 kg
Italian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monza (MI) –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genoa –73 kg
Super World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rotterdam (NL) –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF659
JudoInside.com18331
Updated on 2 February 2022.

Giovanni Di Cristo (born 1 August 1986 in Torre del Greco) is an Italian judoka.[1]

At just six years old he started to practice judo at his local gym, in Torre del Greco near Naples. His first important successes came in the Minors category in 2001 and Cadets, when he won the Italian title in the 66 kg in 2002. He became known in the juvenile nationals and showed he was a leading athlete on the Italian judo scene, gaining two bronze medals in the junior championships of 2004 and 2005. In the same year he won the Italian junior/senior cup in Ostia. The year 2007 is the year that saw his definitive consecration in the international judo scene, winning the bronze medal in the Italian Under-23 championships, and then going on to become the Italian national champion in Monza and finally winning the gold medal in the European Under-23 Championships on 24 November 2007, in Salzburg (Aut), after crushing the competition of the other European competitors. The athlete, a new acquisition of the Guardia di Finanza, reconfirmed his high-level status in the Italian Championships in Genoa on 26 April 2008, winning 7 encounters and beating Marco Maddaloni in the final match, who had been absent in 2007.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceLight class
2004Italian Judo Championships Juniores3rdLightweight (73 kg)
2005Italian Judo Championships Juniores3rdLightweight (73 kg)
2005Italy Judo Cup Ju/Se1stLightweight (73 kg)
2007Italian Judo Championships U233rdLightweight (73 kg)
2007Italian Judo Championships1stLightweight (73 kg)
2007European Judo Championships U231stLightweight (73 kg)
2008Italian Judo Championships1stLightweight (73 kg)
2008Super World Cup Rotterdam2ndLightweight (73 kg)
2009Game of Mediterraneo Pescara1st Lightweight (73 kg)

References

  1. ↑ FIJLKAM (Federazione Italiana Judo Lotta Karate Arti Marziali). "Schede biografiche: Di Cristo Giovanni." http://www.fijlkam.it/index.php?id=879. In Italian.


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