Marisabel Lomba Explained

Country:Belgium
Weight Class:‍–‍56 kg
Worlds Rank:5
Worlds Year:1995
Worlds Weight:Women's 56 kg
Worlds Year2:1997
Worlds Weight2:Women's 56 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:1997
Regionals Weight:Women's 56 kg
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:1996
Olympics Weight:Women's 56 kg
Updated:4 June 2023

Marie-Isabelle "Marisabel" Lomba (born 17 August 1974) is a Belgian judoka and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the lightweight class. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Born in Charleroi, Lomba was a 7 time Belgian judo champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002). She competed mainly in the categories -56 kg, -57 kg and -60 kg. In 1997 she won the gold medal in the European Championship in the category -56 kg. In 1999 and 2001 she won the gold medal at the European Championship for teams, in 1997 silver and in 1994 and 2000 she won the bronze medal in the European Championship for teams. The high point of her career was winning the bronze medal in the -56 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marisabel Lomba . Sports-Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/marisabel-lomba-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 23 March 2011.