Nicola Tempesta

{{Short description|Italian judoka (1935–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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| birth_place = Naples, Italy

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| death_place = Naples, Italy

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| club = Associazione Polisportiva Partenope, Napoli

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Nicola Tempesta (28 June 1935 – 20 February 2021)[https://judoinside.com/news/4322/Italy_mourns_the_death_of_Nicola_Tempesta Italy mourns the death of Nicola Tempesta] was an Italian judoka who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. He finished in sixth place in 1964 and was disqualified in 1972. Tempesta won more than 10 European medals, including two gold – in 1957 and 1961.

Achievements

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!Year !!Tournament !!Place !!Weight class

1954{{flagicon|Belgium}} Brussels (Belgium)

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

Open
1957{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Rotterdam (Netherlands)

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st

80 kg
1959{{flagicon|Austria}} Vienna (Austria)

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

Open
1960{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam (Netherlands)

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

80 kg
1960{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam (Netherlands)

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

80 kg
1960{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam (Netherlands)

|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd

80 kg
1961{{flagicon|Italy}} Milan (Italy)

|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |

1962{{flagicon|FRG}} Essen (West Germany)

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |

1963{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Geneva (Switzerland)

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

Open(Amateur)

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418012931/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/nicola-tempesta-1.html Nicola Tempesta]. sports-reference.com

Saverio Panzica (20 June 2004). [http://www.judo-educazione.it/Judo/tempesta.html I GRANDI DEL JUDO – NICOLA TEMPESTA – L’ ”ELEFANTE BIANCO”]. Interview with Tempesta in Italian. judo-educazione.it

Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren): [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/j/judo/hst/49.html Vierter Dan], [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/j/judo/hst/45.html Judo Schwergewicht], [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/j/judo/hst/47.html Alle Kategorien], [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/j/judo/hst/48.html Mannschaft] sport-komplett.de

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