Eric Kibanza Explained

Eric Kibanza
Fullname:Eric Kibanza Lundoloki
Birth Date:4 April 1980
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Height:1.73 m
Weight:73 kg
Sport:Judo
Event:73 kg
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Eric Kibanza Lundoloki (born 4 April 1980 in Kinshasa) is a DR Congolese judoka, who played for the lightweight category.[1] Kibanza represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 73 kg class. He lost the first preliminary match to Tajikistan's Rasul Boqiev, who scored a waza-ari awasete ippon at about four minutes.[2] Because Boqiev advanced further into the semi-finals, Kibanza offered another chance for a bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. He was eventually beaten with a yuko by Ukraine's Gennadiy Bilodid in the first round.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Eric Kibanza. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121807/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/eric-kibanza-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 14 December 2012.
  2. News: Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Preliminaries. NBC Olympics. 14 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821122518/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/judo/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DJUM073509/index.html. 21 August 2012.
  3. News: Men's Lightweight (73kg/161 lbs) Repechage. NBC Olympics. 14 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821120236/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/judo/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DJUM073553/index.html. 21 August 2012.