Our past and current athletes
As one of the most decorated top judo clubs in Italy, at Star Judo Club, we are proud to have trained some very accomplished athletes who have succeeded at the Italian national and international level. Often Italian athletes who are successful at the national level are recruited into one of the national sports groups offering judo. We are continuing to produce high-caliber judo athletes.
Olympic Champion
- 1998 European Champion (-73kg) European Championships Oviedo
- 1999 European Champion (-73kg) European Championships Bratislava
- 2000 Grand Prix Austria 2000 Leonding Champion (-73kg)
- 2000 German Open Bonn Champion (-73kg)
- 2000 Olympic Champion (-73kg)
- 2005 Mediterranean Games Almeria Champion (-81kg)
- 2005 World Military Championships St. Petersburg Champion (-81kg)
- 2006 Paris Super World Cup Champion (-81kg)
- 2007 Belgian Open Championships Visé Champion (-81kg)
- 2007 Super World Cup Moscow – 3rd (-81kg)
- 2007 World Championships Rio de Janeiro -5th (81kg)
- 2008 European Championships Lisbon – 3rd (81kg)
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – participated (81kg)
Gli atleti di oggi / Present athletes
Luigi Brudetti (-66kg)
- 2018 Italian Senior Championships - Bronze
- 2017 Italy Cup National Championships - Gold
- 2016 Italy Junior Championships - Silver (-73kg)
Giovanna Fusco (-57kg)
- 2017 World Cadet (U18) Championships - Bronze
- 2017 European Cade Championships - Silver
- 2017 Italian Cadet Championships - Gold
Martina Esposito (-70kg)
- 2018 Italian Senior Championships - Bronze
- 2017 Italian Cadet National Championships - Gold
- 2017 Italy Junior Championships - Silver
Gli atleti di passato / Past athletes
60kg
Elio Verde – (trained five years) now retired (2018). Fiamme Oro (Gold Flame, the sport group of the police)- 2012 London Olympic Games - 5th
- 2011 European Championships - Bronze
- 2010 World Championships - 5th
- 2010 IJF Grand Prix (Super World Cup) Rotterdam - Bronze
- 2010 World Championships Tokyo - Fifth
- 2010 IJF Grand Slam Moscow - Bronze
- 2010 IJF Grand Slam Rio de Janeiro - Silver
- 2010 European Championships Vienna - Bronze
- 2010 Italian Championships - Gold
- 2010 World Cup Prague - Gold
- 3rd 2009 World Championships - Amsterdam
- 1st 2008 Super World Cup Rotterdam
- 3rd 2008 German Open Braunschweig
- 2nd 2008 European Championships U23 Zagreb
- 3rd 2007 World Cup Rome
- 2nd 2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo
- 2nd 2006 Tre Torri Tournament Corridonia
Biagio D'Angelo (55kg / -60kg) - Fiammo Oro (Gold Flame, the sport group of the police).
- 2015 World Cadet Championships - Silver
- 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival - Gold
Angelo Lionti (-55kg / -60kg)
Mario Petrosino (-60kg) - Fiammo Oro (Gold Flame, the sport group of the police)
- 2016 World Military Championships - 5th
- 2016 Italian U21 Championships - Silver
- 2015 Italian U21 Championships - Silver
66kg:
Antonio Chianese –- 2012 Italian Senior National Champion
- 7th - 2012 Rome World Cup
- 2nd - 2010 Tre Torri International Champion
- 3rd - 2010 Italian Under 23 Championships
- 3rd - 2007 Italian Championships
- 1st - 2007 Italian Under 20 Championships
Francesco Faraldo – (six years) now in Fiamme Azzure (Blue Flame, the sport group of the penitentiary guards)
- 2010 IJF Grand Prix Rotterdam - Silver
- 2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara - Bronze
- 2009 European Championships Tbilisi - Fifth
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Italian Champion and 3-time bronze medalist at Italian Championships.
- 1st – 2006 Finnish Open Vaantaa
- 2nd – 2007 Super World Cup Dutch Open Rotterdam
73kg:
Marco Maddaloni – now in Fiamme Azzure (Blue Flame, the sport group of the penitentiary police)
- 2014 European Open Tallinn (World Cup) - Bronze
- 2014 Miami Pan American Open (World Cup) Champion
- 2013 Glasgow European Open (World Cup) Champion
- 2013 European Cup Bratislava Champion
- 2013 Swiss Open - Silver
- 2010 Belgian Open Champion (European Cup)
- 2008 World Cup Vienna – 3rd
- 2008 World Cup Tbilisi - 3rd
- 2008 European Championships Lisbon – 5th
- 2008 German Open Braunschweig – 3rd
- 2nd 2005, 2008 Tre Torri International Tournament
- 2005 European U23 Champion European Championships U23 Kiev
- 2006, 2007 Tre Torri International Tournament - Gold
- 2008 Italian Championships - Silver
- 2004 Italian Championships - Bronze
- 2003 European U23 Champion European Championships U23 Ljubljana
- 2002 (-66kg), 2005, 2006 Italian Senior Champion
81kg:
Giovanni Alessio – (six years) now coaching, after retiring from the sport group of Fiamme Azzure (Blue Flame, the sport group of the penitentiary guards)- 2009 Italian Championships - Bronze
- 3rd – 2007 World Cup Rome
- 3rd – 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Italian Championships
- 2nd – 2003 Tre Torri International Tournament
Antonio Ciano – (six years) now in Fiamme Gialle (Yellow Flame, the sport group of the financial police)
- 1st –
2005 Super World Cup Hamburg
2007 Birmingham World Cup
2006 World Military Championships Vinkovci
2006 & 2007 Italian Championships, 2005 & 2006 Tre Torri International Tournament
2010 Italian Championships (-90kg)
- 2nd –
2002 (-73kg) & 2004 Tre Torri
2005 World Cup Rome
2006 International Tournament Nabeul Tunisia
2007 World Cup Bucharest - 3rd –
2003 (-73kg), 2005 & 2008 Italian Championships
2003 (-73kg) Tre Torri
s 2003 World Cup Tbilisi
2006 Korea Cup / Korea Open Jeju
2007 World Cup Rome
2007 World Military Championships Hyderabad
2008 German Open Braunschweig
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara
2010 World Cup Rome
2010 IJF Grand Prix Rotterdam (Super World Cup)
Salvatore D'Arco (-81kg)
- 2018 Italian Senior Championships - Bronze
- 2018 Italian Senior Championships - Bronze
- 2017 Italian Junior (U21) Championships - Gold
- 2017 World Junior (U21) Championships - 7th
90kg:
Marco Colagero Palumbo (retired)- 2012 Italian Senior Championships - Bronze
- 2010 Italian U23 Champion
Gennaro Cangiano (-90/-81kg)
- 2014 Italian Cadet Championships - Silver
- 2013 Italian Cadet Championships - Bronze
-100kg:
Domenico di Guida - now in Fiamme Azzure (Blue Flame, the sport group of the penitentiary police). Changed to -90kg category in 2017.- 2014 European Open (World Cup) Lisbon - Silver
- 2014 European Cup Bratislava Champion
- 2013 Belgian Open - Bronze
- 2012 Italian Senior Champion
- 2011 World Junior Championships - Silver
- 2011 European Junior Champion
- 2010 European U23 Championships - Bronze (+100kg)
- 2010 European U20 Championships - Bronze (+100kg)
- 2010 Italian U23 Champion (+100kg)
- 2009 World Junior Championships - Bronze (+100kg)
- 2009 European U20 Championships - Bronze (+100kg)
- 2009 Italian U23 Champion (+100kg)
52kg / 57kg Women:
Laura Maddaloni (retired)
- Nine medals at the Italian Championships including 3 gold (2000, 2002, 2003), 3 silver (2001, 2004, 2006) and 3 bronze (1996, 1997, 1998).
- 3rd – 1997, 1999 Tre Torri International Tournament
- 2001 Leonding World Cup – 3rd (57kg)
- 2001 Rome World Cup – 3rd (57kg)
- 2001 Tre Torri Tournament International Tournament – 2nd (52kg)
- 2001 World Military Championships Ostia – 3rd (57kg)
- 2001 European Team Championships Madrid – 3rd (57kg)
- 2002 World Cup Sofia – 3rd (52kg)
- 2002 World Championships Teams Basel – 3rd (52kg)
- 2005 Mediterranean Games Almeria – 3rd (57kg)
- 2005 World Military Championships St. Petersburg – 3rd (57kg)