Giuseppe Maddaloni

Giuseppe Maddaloni (born 10 July 1976) is an Italian judoka. He was born in Naples.

Giuseppe Maddaloni

Maddaloni (right)
Personal information
Born	10 July 1976 (1976-07-10) (age 49) Naples, Italy
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg, –81 kg
Club	Fiamme Oro[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2000)
World Champ.	5th (2007)
European Champ.	(1998, 1999)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2000 Sydney ‍–‍73 kg European Championships 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍73 kg 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍73 kg 2001 Paris ‍–‍73 kg 2006 Tampere ‍–‍81 kg 2002 Maribor ‍–‍73 kg 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍81 kg World Juniors Championships 1996 Porto ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	10002
JudoInside.com	6513
Updated on 31 May 2023

He won a gold medal in the lightweight (‍–‍73 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2]

He was trained by his father Gianni Maddaloni, in the district of Scampia, the Neapolitan region of Italy.^[3]

In Popular Culture

In 2014 a movie was made about his life and that of his father, called it:L'oro di Scampia (the gold of Scampia), in 2022 it was streaming on Netflix.

In 2018 the International Judo Federation made a movie about his father and the work he continues to do called Judo for the World - Italy.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2008	European Championships	3rd	Half middleweight (81 kg)
2007	World Judo Championships	5th	Half middleweight (81 kg)
2006	European Judo Championships	2nd	Half middleweight (81 kg)
2005	Mediterranean Games	1st	Half middleweight (81 kg)
2002	European Judo Championships	3rd	Lightweight (73 kg)
2001	European Judo Championships	2nd	Lightweight (73 kg)
2000	Olympic Games	1st	Lightweight (73 kg)
1999	European Judo Championships	1st	Lightweight (73 kg)
1998	European Judo Championships	1st	Lightweight (73 kg)
1997	Mediterranean Games	3rd	Lightweight (71 kg)