Bertrand Damaisin
Encyclopedia
Bertrand Damaisin is a retired judo
ka from France
. He claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight (– 78 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match he defeated Sweden's Lars Adolfsson.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He claimed the bronze medal in the Men's Light-Middleweight (– 78 kg) division at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain. In the bronze medal match he defeated Sweden's Lars Adolfsson.