Ezio Gamba
# Ezio Gamba

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.

## Biography

Four years later in Los Angeles, California, Gamba won the silver medal in the same weight division, after being defeated by South Korea's Ahn Byeong-Keun in the final.

He is the current trainer of the Russian National Judo team. In 2013, for his great contribution to the development of sports in the Russian Federation Gamba was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship.

In early January 2016, he was granted Russian citizenship by President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

## International medals

### Gold

* 82 European Championships (71 kg) - Rostock, Germany
* 80 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
* 80 Dutch Open (71 kg) – Den Haag, Holland*

### Silver

* 88 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France, defeating G. Gevechanov from Bulgaria
* 84 Olympic Games (71 kg) - Los Angeles, CA, USA
* 83 World Championships (71 kg) - Moscow, Russia
* 83 European Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
* 79 World Championships (71 kg) - Paris, France
* 79 European Championships (71 kg) - Brussels, Belgium
* 78 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Miskolc, Hungary
* 77 Jr. European Championships (71 kg) – Berlin, Germany
* 76 Jr. World Championships (78 kg) - Madrid, Spain

### Bronze

* 86 European Championships (71 kg) – Belgrade, Yugoslavia
