Ezio Gamba

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

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.

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS

GOLD

82 European Championships (71kg) - Rostock, Germany

80 Olympic Games (71kg) - Moscow, Russia

80 Dutch Open (71kg) – Den Haag, Holland

SILVER

84 Olympic Games (71kg) - Los Angeles, CA, USA

83 World Championships (71kg) - Moscow, Russia

83 European Championships (71kg) - Paris, France

79 World Championships (71kg) - Paris, France

79 European Championships (71kg) - Brussels, Belgium

78 Jr. European Championships (71kg) – Miskolc, Hungary

77 Jr. European Championships (71kg) – Berlin, Germany

76 Jr. World Championships (78kg) - Madrid, Spain

BRONZE

86 European Championships (71kg) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia

References

* [http://www.realjudo.net/legends_Gamba.htm Profile]