Simona Richter
Encyclopedia
Simona Marcela Richter is a retired female judo
ka from Romania
. She claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Light-Heavyweight (– 78 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, together with Italy's Emanuela Pierantozzi
.
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 Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. She claimed a bronze medal in the Women's Light-Heavyweight (– 78 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia, together with Italy's Emanuela Pierantozzi
Emanuela Pierantozzi
Emanuela Pierantozzi is an Italian judoka.She won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1992 and 2000.-External links:*...
.