Ana Carrascosa

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrascosa and the second or maternal family name is Zaragoza.
Ana Carrascosa
Personal information
Full nameAna Carrascosa Zaragoza
Born (1980-05-06) 6 May 1980 (age 41)
Valencia, Spain
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
ClubClub Judokan, Valencia, ESP
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris –52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Maribor –52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi –52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul –52 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara -52 kg

Ana Carrascosa Zaragoza (born May 6, 1980) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category.[1] She has twice been a bronze medalist at the Judo World Championships (2009, 2011).[2] At European level, she has won the European championship once (2008), come second twice (2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal (2011).[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei.[3] She then lost to Kim Kyung-ok in the bronze medal match in the repechage.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by Marie Muller of Luxembourg.[2][4]

Personal life[]

She was born in Valencia, Spain. She attended the Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia and Mas Camarena where she began her playing career. She speaks French and Spanish.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ana Carrascosa Judoka". JudoInside. Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Beijing 2008 - Judo - Women's -52 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". BBC Sport. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ Lamoncha, Cristina (24 July 2012). "Carrascosa: "Voy a intentar conseguir medalla. Es el objetivo por el que llevo entrenando tanto tiempo"" [Carrascosa: "I will try to get a medal. It's the goal for which I've been training so long"]. Nostresport (interview) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

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