ODETTE GIUFFRIDA
Date of Birth: 12/10/1994
Place of Birth: Roma
Weight x Height: 52 x 1,60
Speciality: 52kg
First Club: Talenti Sporting Club
Club: Esercito
First Coach: Gregorio Magnanti
Coach: Francesco Bruyere
Other Sports: Swimming, rhytmic gymnastics, classic dance
Hobby: Travelling, photography
Relationship Status: Single
Olympic Club: Yes
Olympic Appearances:
3 (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Parigi 2024)
Biography
For her, judo is pure happiness, life and fun. The tatami, on the other hand, represents her safe place, the place where she has always managed to repay her family's efforts with determination and sacrifice. She began practising this sport at the age of six, encouraged by her brother Salvatore, after having tried swimming, rhythmic gymnastics and ballet. She has two Olympic medals in her trophy cabinet: silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo. In 2020, after a hiatus of 12 years, she propelled Italy back to the summit of European competition, and in 2024 she won the World Championships in Abu Dhabi. In Paris 2024 she is ready to live her third Olympic experience, in which she wants to pour every last drop of sweat into taking the only metal still missing from her collection – the most prestigious one.
Palmares
Olympic Games
2a Rio (BRA) 2016 - 52 kg
3ª Tokyo (JPN) 2020 - 52 kg
9ª Tokyo (JPN) 2020 - Mixed Team
5ª Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 52 kg
5ª Parigi (FRA) 2024 - Mixed Team
World Championships
9a Rio (BRA) 2013 - 52 kg
9a Chelyabinsk (RUS) 2014 - 52 kg
5a Nur Sultan (KAZ) 2015 - 52 kg
9a Budapest (HUN) 2017 - 52 kg
17a Baku (AZE) 2018 - 52 kg
9a Tokyo (JPN) 2019 - 52 kg
9ª Tashkent (UZB) 2022 - 52 kg
3ª Doha (QAT) 2023 - 52 kg
1ª Abu Dhabi (UAE) 2024 - 52 kg
European Championships
5a Budapest (HUN) 2013 - 52 kg
17a Montpellier (FRA) 2014 - 52 kg
9a Kazan (RUS) 2016 - 52 kg
5a Varsavia (POL) 2017 - 52 kg
1a Praga (CZE) 2020 - 52 kg
2a Lisbona (POR) 2021 - 52 kg
7ª Sofia (BUL) 2022 - 52 kg
5ª Montpellier (FRA) 2023 - 52 kg
2ª Zagabria (CRO) 2024 - 52 kg
Other Games
Giochi Olimpici Giovanili - Youth Olympic Games
9ª Singapore (SGP) 2010 - 52 kg
5ª Singapore (SGP) 2010 - Mixed Team
Giochi Europei - European Games
5a Baku (AZE) 2015 - 52 kg
5a Minsk (BLR) 2019 - 52 kg
3ª Cracovia (POL) 2023 - Mixed Team