Toni Besolí Explained

Toni Besolí
Fullname:Antoni Besolí Cervellera
Nickname:Toni
Sport:Judo
Event:90 kg
Birth Date:19 May 1976
Birth Place:Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Weight:900NaN0
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Antoni "Toni" Besolí Cervellera (born 19 May 1976 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran judoka, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1]

Besoli qualified as a lone judoka for the Andorran squad in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.[2] He fell in a bodily-crushing ippon defeat to Dominican Republic's two-time Olympian Vicbart Geraldino just forty-seven seconds into their opening match.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Toni Besolí. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/toni-besoli-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 17 December 2014.
  2. News: Solucionan a tiempo último impase de Vicbart. Vicbart finally resolved his problem on time. Spanish. Hoy Digital. 13 August 2004. 17 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Judo: Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Round of 32. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: F. Vásquez mejoró su marca del año en JO. Flor Vásquez has improved her seasonal record at these Games. Spanish. Diario Libre. 19 August 2004. 15 December 2014.