Ezio Gamba

Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympic Games (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988). Gamba claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (‍–‍71 kg) in 1980 by defeating Great Britain's Neil Adams.

Ezio Gamba
Personal information
Born (1958-12-02) 2 December 1958
Brescia, Italy
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryItaly
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (1979, 1983)
European Champ.Gold (1982)
Olympic GamesGold (1980)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow ‍–‍71 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Rostock ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 Brussels ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍71 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Madrid ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Berlin ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1978 Miskolc ‍–‍71 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tel Aviv ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF387
JudoInside.com5324
Updated on 19 June 2023.

Biography

Four years later in Los Angeles, California, Gamba won the silver medal in the same weight division, after being defeated by South Korea's Ahn Byeong-Keun in the final.

He is the current trainer of the Russian National Judo team.[1] In 2013, for his great contribution to the development of sports in the Russian Federation Gamba was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship.[2]

In early January 2016, he was granted Russian citizenship by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.[3]

International medals
Gold
  • 82 European Championships (71 kg) - Rostock, Germany
  • 80 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
  • 80 Dutch Open (71 kg) – Den Haag, Holland*
Silver
  • 88 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France, defeating G. Gevechanov from Bulgaria
  • 84 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • 83 World Championships (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
  • 83 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
  • 79 World Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
  • 79 European Championships (71 kg) - Brussels, Belgium
  • 78 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Miskolc, Hungary
  • 77 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Berlin, Germany
  • 76 Jr. World Championships (78 kg) - Madrid, Spain
Bronze
  • 86 European Championships (71 kg) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia

References
  1. Главным тренером мужской сборной России по дзюдо стал итальянец
  2. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 1 июня 2013 года № 525 «О награждении орденом Дружбы иностранных граждан» Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Путин вручил главному тренеру сборной России по дзюдо Гамбе паспорт РФ". РИА Новости.
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