Ana Carrascosa Explained

Ana Carrascosa
Full Name:Ana Carrascosa Zaragoza
Birth Date:6 May 1980
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Height:1.58 m
Country:Spain
Weight Class:52 kg
Club:Club Judokan, Valencia, ESP
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2009
Worlds Year2:2011
Worlds Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2008
Regionals Weight:Women's 52 kg
Olympics Rank:7
Olympics Year:2008
Olympics Weight:Women's 52 kg
Updated: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). At European level, Carrascosa has won the European Championships once (2008), came second twice (2002 and 2009) and won one bronze medal (2011). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Carrascosa reached the third round where she lost to the eventual champion Xian Dongmei.[2] She then lost to Kim Kyung-ok in the bronze medal match in the repechage. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the first round by Marie Muller of Luxembourg.[3] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ana Carrascosa. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 13 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912140349/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/carrascosa-ana-1097858/. 12 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Beijing 2008 - Judo - Women's -52 kg. 13 December 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
  3. Web site: Ana Carrascosa Judoka. live. 1 December 2020. JudoInside. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027030039/http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/618/judo-career . 2014-10-27 .
  4. Web site: 13 August 2012. Ana Carrascosa. dead. https://archive.today/20130701060122/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/ef66560c-28c0-4387-ac61-97a5e4dce63b. 1 July 2013. BBC Sport.
  5. Web site: 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". dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130416011319/http://www.nostresport.com/mas_deporte/MasDeporte/muestraNoticia.html?id=22086. 16 April 2013. 18 May 2013. Nostresport. es. interview.