Maria Teresa Motta

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maria Teresa Motta (born April 19, 1963 in Sanremo ) is a former Italian judoka . She was world champion in 1984 and European champion in 1983.

Athletic career

Maria Teresa Motta was Italian light heavyweight champion in 1977, 1978 and 1979. Then she switched to heavyweight. In 1981 she was second in the Italian championships behind Margherita De Cal . In 1982, 1984 to 1987, as well as 1989 and 1990, Motta was Italian heavyweight champion, winning a total of ten titles.

Her first international success was winning a bronze medal in the open class at the European Championships in Madrid in 1981 . In 1982 in Oslo she took fifth place in the open class. At the 1982 World Championships in Paris she won the quarterfinals of the heavyweight division against the German Christiane Kieburg and lost in the semifinals against the French Nathalie Lupino . With a victory over Yang Shu Huey from Taiwan, Motta won bronze. In the open class she was eliminated in her first fight against the Belgian Ingrid Berghmans . In March 1983 at the European Championships in Genoa she defeated the German Regina Sigmund in the quarterfinals of the heavyweight division and the British Helen Wantling in the semifinals. She won the title with a victory over Nathalie Lupino. In the open class Motta reached the final with a victory over the Spaniard Isabel Cortavitarte , in the final she lost to Ingrid Berghmans.

At the European Championships in 1984 in Pirmasens, Motta won bronze in the heavyweight division, in the open class she reached the final and then lost to Nathalie Lupino. Eight months later at the 1984 World Championships in Vienna, Motta only competed in the heavyweight division. She defeated in the quarterfinals Nilmari Santini from Puerto Rico and in the semifinals Margaret Castro from the United States. Motta won the world title with a final victory over the Chinese Gao Fenglian .

In 1985 at the European Championships in Landskrona, Motta was defeated in the quarterfinals by Swede Anne Akerblom , in the battle for bronze she defeated Regina Sigmund. The following year, Motta finished seventh at the European Championships in London, both in the heavyweight division and in the open class. At the 1986 World Championships in Maastricht, she retired early against the British Joanne Spinks . 1987 Motta finished fifth in the heavyweight division at the European Championships in Paris and at the World Championships in Essen. At the 1988 Olympic Games , women's judo was held as a demonstration competition. Motta lost her opening match against Margaret Castro by Ippon after 3:20 minutes. After a fifth place at the European Championships in Helsinki in 1989 , she won a bronze medal again at the 1990 European Championships in Frankfurt am Main when she defeated the Russian Swetlana Gundarenko in the decisive fight . In 1992 in Paris , she reached fifth place again. At the Olympic premiere of women's judo at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Motta lost to the Hungarian Éva Gránitz by referee decision in her opening match .

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Italian Championships 1981 at judoinside.com
  2. ↑ Match balance at judoinside.com
  3. ↑ European Championships 1984 at judoinside.com
  4. ↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 228
  5. ↑ Volker Kluge: Olympic Summer Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 . P. 429
personal data
SURNAME Motta, Maria Teresa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian judoka
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Sanremo