Carolina Costa

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]

Carolina Costa
Carolina Costa in 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994
Messina, Italy
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)+70 kg
ClubASD Judo Franco Costa Messina
Coached byVittorio Scimone
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's Judo
Paralympic sport
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 0 0 1
IBSA World Championshis 0 0 1
IBSA European Championshis 1 0 0
Total 1 0 2
Carolina Costa (right) on the Tokyo 2020 podimum.
Costa awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Biography

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2018 IBSA World Championshis Portugal Lisbon 3rd +70 kg
2019 IBSA European Championshis Italy Genoa 1st +70 kg [3]
IBSA Judo Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku 1st +70 kg [4]
IBSA Judo International Qualifier United States Fort Wayne 3rd +70 kg [4]
IBSA Judo Grand Prix Uzbekistan Taskent 1st +70 kg [4]
2021 IBSA Judo Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku 2nd +70 kg [5]
United Kingdom Warwick 1st +70 kg [6]
Summer Paralympics Japan Tokyo 3rd +70 kg

See also

References
  1. "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
  2. "Judo COSTA Carolina - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "Judo: Carolina Costa vince l'oro ai campionati europei Ibsa" (in Italian). genova24.it. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. "Judo. Carolina Costa medaglia d'oro al Grand Prix in Uzbekistan" (in Italian). comitatoparalimpico.it. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. "Grand Prix di Judo, Carolina Costa vince la medaglia d'argento" (in Italian). comitatoparalimpico.it. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. "Paralympic champion Ruvalcaba among winners at IBSA Grand Prix in Warwick" (in Italian). insidethegames.biz. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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