Daniela Krukower
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Daniela Yael Krukower (Template:Langx; born 6 January 1975 in Colegiales, Buenos Aires[1]) is a former judoka from Argentina.[2]
Biography
Krukower was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Jewish family, and at an early age moved with her family to Israel where Daniela was introduced to judo. In the mid 90s Israel judo had two promising female judoka, Einat Yaron[3] and Daniela, both competing in the Template:Nbnd63 kg category. The two girls were more rivals than they were friends. Daniela thought Yaron was favoured by the Israel Judo Association and since the International Judo Federation limits each country to one participant in each category at the Olympic Games she decided to represent her birth country Argentina.[4]
Krukower retired at beginning of 2009/10 season due to lack of motivation after winning gold at 2009 Pan American Championships.[5]
Judo
In 1997, Krukower won a silver medal in judo at U66 at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6]
The highlight of Krukower's career came at the 2003 World Championships in Osaka. In the final she beat, by ippon, Cuban Olympic gold medalist Driulis González. She was not considered a favorite before the championships, but was a known competitor. After her win, Krukower became a celebrity in Argentina and a medal hope for the Olympic Games the following year.
Unlike at the World Championships in Osaka, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Krukower came as big favourite. She won her first two fights by golden score and in the semi-final she faced Ayumi Tanimoto from Japan. Early in the fight, following a technique by the Japanese judoka, Krukower broke her hand. The extent of the injury was serious and Krukower could not continue in tournament. Driulis González her next potential opponent won the bronze medal without a fight. In result of the injury the Argentine media call Krukower "Iron Lady".[7]
Krukower went on to compete but managed only continental successes.
In the judo competition at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, Krukower won a silver medal when 17-year-old Alice Schlesinger defeated her in the final.[8][9]
Achievements
Summer Olympics
| Year | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9th | [[Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 70 kg|Middleweight (Template:Nbnd70 kg)]] |
| 2004 | 5th | [[Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
| 2008 | 9th | [[Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
World Championships
| Year | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AC | [[1997 World Judo Championships – Women's 66 kg|Middleweight (Template:Nbnd66 kg)]] |
| 2001 | DNS | Template:Sdash |
| 2003 | 1st | [[2003 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
| 2005 | AC | [[2005 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
| 2007 | 9th | [[2007 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
Pan American Games
| Year | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3rd | [[Judo at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
| 2007 | 3rd | [[Judo at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
Pan American Championships
| Year | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg) |
| 2006 | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg) |
| 2007 | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg) |
| 2008 | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg) |
| 2009 | 1st | Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg) |
South American Games
| Year | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2nd | [[Judo at the 2002 South American Games – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
| 2006 | 1st | [[Judo at the 2006 South American Games – Women's 63 kg|Half-Middleweight (Template:Nbnd63 kg)]] |
See also
References
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External links
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- Living people
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