Ezio Gamba

Ezio Gamba
Personal information
Born (1958-12-02) 2 December 1958 (age 65)
Brescia, Italy
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryItaly
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1980)
World Champ.Silver (1979, 1983)
European Champ.Gold (1982)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow ‍–‍71 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Rostock ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 Brussels ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍71 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Madrid ‍–‍70 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Berlin ‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1978 Miskolc ‍–‍71 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tel Aviv ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF387
JudoInside.com5324
Updated on 19 June 2023

Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympic Games (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988). Gamba claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (‍–‍71 kg) in 1980 by defeating Great Britain's Neil Adams.