Giovanni Di Cristo

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

Giovanni Di Cristo

Personal information
Born	(1986-08-01) 1 August 1986
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Italy European U23 Championships 2007 Salzburg –73 kg 2008 Zagreb –73 kg Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara –73 kg Italy Cup Ju/Se 2005 Rome (Ostia) –73 kg Italian Championships Juniores 2004 Genoa –73 kg 2005 Castellanza (Va) –73 kg Italian Championships U23 2007 Lecce –73 kg Italian Championships 2007 Monza (MI) –73 kg 2008 Genoa –73 kg Super World Cup 2008 Rotterdam (NL) –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	659
JudoInside.com	18331
Updated on 2 February 2022.

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.