Ana Carrascosa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrascosa and the second or maternal family name is Zaragoza.

Ana Carrascosa
Personal information
Full nameAna Carrascosa Zaragoza
Born (1980-05-06) 6 May 1980
Valencia, Spain
OccupationJudoka
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
ClubClub Judokan, Valencia, ESP
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2008)
World Champ. (2009, 2011)
European Champ. (2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
2008 Lisbon ‍–‍52 kg
2002 Maribor ‍–‍52 kg
2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
2011 Istanbul ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2009 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
2012 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Qingdao ‍–‍52 kg
2010 Tunis ‍–‍52 kg
2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
1998 Cali ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
1998 Bucharest ‍–‍52 kg
1999 Rome ‍–‍52 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF29578
JudoInside.com618
Updated on 17 July 2023

Ana Carrascosa Zaragoza (born 6 May 1980) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category.[1] Carrascosa has twice been a bronze medalist at the World Judo Championships (2009, 2011).[2] At European level, Carrascosa has won the European Championships once (2008), came second twice (2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal (2011).[2] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Carrascosa reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei.[3] She then lost to Kim Kyung-ok in the bronze medal match in the repechage.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by Marie Muller of Luxembourg.[2][4]

Personal life

She was born in Valencia, Spain. She attended the Sagrado Corazón HH. Maristas de Valencia and Mas Camarena where she began her playing career. She speaks French and Spanish.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ana Carrascosa Judoka". JudoInside. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Beijing 2008 - Judo - Women's -52 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". BBC Sport. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ Lamoncha, Cristina (24 July 2012). "Carrascosa: "Voy a intentar conseguir medalla. Es el objetivo por el que llevo entrenando tanto tiempo"" [Carrascosa: "I will try to get a medal. It's the goal for which I've been training so long"]. Nostresport (interview) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.


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