Vanessa Zambotti

Vanessa Martina Zambotti Barreto (born 4 March 1982 in Parral, Chihuahua[1]) is a Mexican of Italian descent judoka.

Vanessa Zambotti
Personal information
Born (1982-03-04) 4 March 1982
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryMexico
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2009, 2015)
Pan American Champ. (2003)
Olympic Games9th (2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara +78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Salvador +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Santo Domingo +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Caguas +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Buenos Aires Open
Silver medal – second place 2010 San Salvador +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 San Salvador Open
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Cordoba +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Cordoba Open
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Santo Domingo Open
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Isla Margarita +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Caguas Open
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Montreal +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Miami +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Buenos Aires +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montreal +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Edmonton +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana +78 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Acapulco +78 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3002
JudoInside.com15874
Updated on 27 November 2022.

Early and personal life

Zambotti was born in Parral, Chihuahua. She lives in Mexico City and trains judo in CONADE. Her biggest motivation in her life is her family. She says that they are something like batteries for her. She studied Sports Administration at Universidad del Valle de México and got a degree.[2]

During 2003 Pan American Games she suffered an injury in the right shoulder. The injury did not look serious and she competed with it until summer of 2005, when the pain became unsufferable. A few weeks before 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, she underwent surgery and spent a year recovering.[3]

After the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens she changed her trainer, now working with Brazilian Amadeus Díaz de Moura. She can always surprise because her category is a little erratic. Her biggest advantage is her size and experience.

Judo career

She has participated in three Olympic games.[4][5]

Zambotti won the bronze medal of the over 78 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[6]

In the 2004 Olympic Games she won her first match against Tsvetana Bozhilova from Bulgaria, but lost the second match against Barbara Andolina from Italy. The Italian competitor lost her next match, so Zambotti was not involved in the repêchage.[7]

In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing she was a medal hope for Mexico as winner of Pan American Games from the previous year,[8] but in her second match she was drawn against the Olympic champion from Athens, Maki Tsukada. She lost this match and finally took 9th place.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was knocked out in the first round, losing to Tong Wen, one of the eventual bronze medalists.[9]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2004Olympic Games ACHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2005Pan American Judo Championships 2ndHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2005Pan American Judo Championships 3rdOpenweight
2007Pan American Judo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2007Pan American Games 1stHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2007World Judo Championships ACHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2008Pan American Judo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2008Olympic Games 9thHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2009Pan American Judo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2009Pan American Judo Championships 2ndOpenweight
2009World Judo Championships 7thHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2010Pan American Judo Championships 2ndHeavyweight (+78 kg)
2010Pan American Judo Championships 2ndOpenweight
2011Pan American Judo Championships 2ndHeavyweight (+78 kg)

References
  1. "SiMedAr.com".
  2. "Organización Editorial Mexicana".
  3. "El portal único del gobierno. | gob.mx".
  4. "Beijing 2008 Judo - Olympic Results by Discipline".
  5. "London 2012 78kg heavyweight women Results - Olympic judo".
  6. colombia.com (2006-07-26). "Judo: Cuba ganó cuatro medallas de oro y se afianza" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  7. "Vanessa Zambotti at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. "2007 Pan American Games Judo". Archived from the original on September 8, 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "London 2012 - Judo - Women's +78 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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