Jenny Gal

Jennifer ("Jenny") Eva Caroline Gal (born 2 November 1969 in Uccle, Belgium) is a retired judoka who competed for The Netherlands at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics and Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jenny Gal
Personal information
Born (1969-11-02) 2 November 1969
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportJudo
Weight class–‍56 kg, –‍61 kg, –‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (1995)
European Champ.Gold (1995)
Olympic GamesBronze (1996)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍61 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍61 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Birmingham ‍–‍61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍61 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Leonding ‍–‍56 kg
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4450
JudoInside.com34
Updated on 4 June 2023.

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games she won the bronze medal in the women's half-middleweight division (‍–‍61 kg).

After her marriage to Italian judoka Giorgio Vismara she represented Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the older sister of judoka Jessica Gal (born 1971, Amsterdam),[1] who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000) for the Netherlands.[2]

References
  1. Today in the history: 18 December
  2. Olympic results Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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