Ana Carrascosa
Full nameAna Carrascosa Zaragoza
Birth date6 May 1980 (age 46)
Birth placeValencia, Spain
Height1.58 m
CountrySpain
Weight class52 kg
ClubClub Judokan, Valencia, ESP
Worlds rank3
Worlds year2009
Worlds year 22011
Worlds weight 2Women's 52 kg
Regionals rank1
Regionals year2008
Regionals weightWomen's 52 kg
Olympics rank7
Olympics year2008
Olympics weightWomen's 52 kg
Updated17 July 2023

Ana Carrascosa Zaragoza (born 6 May 1980) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category.[1][2] Carrascosa has twice been a bronze medalist at the World Judo Championships (2009, 2011).[3] At European level, Carrascosa has won the European Championships once (2008), came second twice (2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal (2011).[3] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Carrascosa reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei.[4] She then lost to Kim Kyung-ok in the bronze medal match in the repechage.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by Marie Muller of Luxembourg.[3][5]

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.[6]

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. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". Archived 3 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Ana Carrascosa Judoka". JudoInside.com. Archived 27 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Beijing 2008 - Judo - Women's -52 kg". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Ana Carrascosa". BBC Sport. 13 August 2012. Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ 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"] (interview) (in Spanish). Nostresport.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.