Felipe Novoa Cianelli (born April 28, 1984 in Santiago) is a Chilean judoka, who played for the half-lightweight category.[2] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2005 Pan American Judo Championships in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and added three more titles to his collection from the South American Championships.[1][3] Novoa is also the son of Eduardo Novoa, who competed in the men's middleweight class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Novoa Cianelli |
| Nationality |  Chile |
| Born | 28 April 1984 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 66 kg |
| College team | Miami Hurricanes (USA)[1] |
Novoa represented Chile at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out, by an ippon (full point) and an uchi mata (inner thigh throw), to Italy's Giovanni Casale.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Patel, Pravel (25 August 2008). "Canes represent Miami and respective countries at 2008 Beijing Olympics". European Judo Union. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felipe Novoa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "2005 Pan American Championships – Caguas, Puerto Rico". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Half Lightweight (66kg/145 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- Felipe Novoa at JudoInside.com
- NBC Olympics Profile
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