Marlon Acácio

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Marlon Acácio (in blue judogi) in action against Victor Penalber during the 2016 Olympic Games

Marlon Acácio (born July 9, 1982 in Mozambique ) is a Mozambican judoka .

Acácio won the bronze medal in the weight class up to 81 kg at the 2015 Open Judo Games in Mauritius . At the Open Argentina 2015 he came fifth and at the African championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016 fifth and seventh respectively.

Acácio was the only Mozambican judoka to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . He qualified for the games by his total combat score in the African ranking - he was the best Mozambican and African judoka. Acácio completed his training for the Olympic Games in Croatia.

Despite the hope of the Mozambican Judo Association for a medal, Acácio lost in the weight class up to 81 kg against the Brazilian judoka Victor Penalber and was thus eliminated directly from the tournament. The fight lasted a good 2 minutes, Penalber won with two waza-ari .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ACACIO Marlon. In: Rio 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ a b José dos Remédios: Judoca moçambicano Marlon Acácio vai participar nos Jogos Olímpicos do Rio de Janeiro. In: O País. June 10, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Judoca Marlon Acácio nas olimpiadas do Rio-2016th (No longer available online.) In: A Bola. June 8, 2016, archived from the original on June 9, 2016 ; Retrieved August 24, 2016 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abola.pt
  4. ↑ a b Judoca Marlon Acácio estagia na Croácia. (No longer available online.) In: A Bola. June 17, 2016, archived from the original on August 24, 2016 ; Retrieved August 24, 2016 (Portuguese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abola.pt
  5. ↑ Penalber passa fácil por moçambicano e vai à 2ª fase no judô. In: Terra. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Acácio, Marlon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mozambican judoka
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Mozambique