Alice Bellandi
Alice Bellandi (born 28 November 1998) is an Italian judoka.[4][5] In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] In the 2024 Summer Olympics, now on the women's 78 kg category, she won the gold medal.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Bellandi is engaged to Brazilian-born South African judoka Jasmine Martin.[8]
Career
[edit]Alice Bellandi fought in the weight class up to 70 kilograms until 2021. In 2015 she won bronze medals at the 2015 European Cadet Championships and seventh at the 2015 World Cadet Championships. In 2017 she won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships, and in 2018 she won the gold medal in the 2018 European Junior Championships and 2018 World Juniors Championship.
In 2019, Bellandi Bellandi is the silver medalist of the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv.[9] It was also eliminated in the round of 16 at the European Championships held as part of the European Games in Minsk against the French Marie-Ève Gahié.
The following year she reached the semi-finals at the European Championships in Prague and then lost to the French Margaux Pinot. In the fight for bronze she lost to the Russian Madina Taimasowa. At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she reached the quarterfinals with two wins. After defeats against the Dutch Sanne van Dijke and the Croatian Barbara Matić, Bellandi finished in seventh place.
2022
[edit]In 2022 Bellandi moved up to the weight class up to 78 kilograms. In January she won the silver medal in her event at the Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal.[10] In February she lost to the German Alina Böhm in the semi-finals at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv and ultimately took bronze.[11] Two months later she lost again to Alina Böhm in the semi-finals of the European Championships in Sofia. In the fight for bronze she defeated the second German Luise Malzahn. At the 2022 World Championships, Bellandi was eliminated in the round of 16 against the German Anna-Maria Wagner. Bellandi won the Grand Slam tournaments in Budapest and Baku in 2022. In the same year he also won the World Masters in Jerusalem.
2023
[edit]At the 2023 World Championships in Doha, she lost to Israeli Inbar Lanir in the semi-finals. With a victory over the Japanese Shori Hamada, Bellandi won a bronze medal. At the 2023 European Championships in Montpellier, Bellandi reached the final and then lost to Alina Böhm. Bellandi also won the Grand Slam tournaments in Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi in 2023.
2024: Olympic gold medal
[edit]Six months later, Bellandi also reached the final at the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi. Again she met a German, this time she lost to Anna-Maria Wagner. At the Olympic Games in Paris, Bellandi defeated the Portuguese Patrícia Sampaio in the semifinals and the Israeli Inbar Lanir in the final.
2025: World title
[edit]In 2025 Bellandi won gold at the 2025 World Championship defeated the German Anna Monta Olek in the final.
Medals
[edit]Olympics
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Gold Medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
World Championships
[edit]- Gold Medal at the 2025 World Championships in Budapest.
Silver Medal at the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Bronze Medal at the 2023 World Championships in Doha.
European Championships
[edit]- Silver Medal at the 2023 European Championships in Montpellier.
- Bronze Medal at the 2022 European Championships in Sofia.
References
[edit]- ^ Webmaster. "Bellandi Alice" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 2 December 2024. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Women –78 kg". International Judo Federation. 25 November 2024. Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Paris 2024 judo: Italy's Alice Bellandi dominates final to take home gold medal in women’s -78kg
- ^ "Jasmine Martin, chi è la fidanzata di Alice Bellandi". ilmattino.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Results 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tel Aviv -70 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (30 January 2022). "South Korean judoka clinch three golds on final day of Portugal Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Alice Bellandi at the European Judo Union
- Alice Bellandi at the International Judo Federation
- Alice Bellandi at JudoInside.com
- Alice Bellandi at Olympics.com
- Alice Bellandi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Alice Bellandi at Olympedia
- Alice Bellandi at The-Sports.org
- Alice Bellandi on Instagram
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