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 (age 44)
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.Bronze (2009, 2011)
European Champ.Gold (2008)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2009 Qingdao ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cali ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bucharest ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Rome ‍–‍52 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 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

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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

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  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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