Marisabel Lomba

Marie-Isabelle "Marisabel" Lomba (born 17 August 1974) is a Belgian judoka and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight class. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Marisabel Lomba
Marie-Isabelle Lomba at the International Hainaut Cup Judo, 8 October 2011
Personal information
Born (1974-08-17) 17 August 1974
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍56 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.5th (1995, 1997)
European Champ.Gold (1997)
Olympic GamesBronze (1996)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍56 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍56 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53116
JudoInside.com178
Updated on 4 June 2023.

Career

Born in Charleroi, Lomba was a 7 time Belgian judo champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002). She competed mainly in the categories -56 kg, -57 kg and -60 kg. In 1997 she won the gold medal in the European Championship in the category -56 kg. In 1999 and 2001 she won the gold medal at the European Championship for teams, in 1997 silver and in 1994 and 2000 she won the bronze medal in the European Championship for teams. The high point of her career was winning the bronze medal in the -56 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

References
  1. "Marisabel Lomba". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

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