Daniela Krukower
Personal information | |
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Full name | Daniela Yael Krukower |
Born | 6 January 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (age 49)
Occupation | Judoka |
Website | krukower |
Sport | |
Country | Argentina |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –63 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | 5th (2004) |
World Champ. | (2003) |
Pan American Champ. | (2003, 2009) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 2670 |
JudoInside.com | 411 |
Updated on 6 January 2022 |
Daniela Yael Krukower (Template:Lang-he; born 6 January 1975 in Colegiales, Buenos Aires[1]) is a former judoka from Argentina.
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 90' Israel judo had two promising female judoka, Einat Yaron[2] and Daniela, both competing in the -63 category. The two girls were more rivals than they were friends. Daniela thought Yaron was favoured by the Israel Judo Association and since the IFJ limits each country to one participant in each category at the Olympic Games she decided to represent her birth country Argentina.[3]
She retired at beginning of 2009/10 season due to lack of motivation after winning gold at 2009 Pan American Judo Championships.[4]
Judo
In 1997, Krukower won a silver medal in judo at U66 at the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5]
The highlight of Daniela's career came at the World Judo Championships in Osaka. In the final she beat by ippon Cuban Olympic gold medalist Driulys González. She was not considered a favourite before the championships, but was a known competitor. After her win, Daniela 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 Olympic Games 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, Daniela broke her hand. The extent of the injury was serious and Krukower could not continue in tournament. Driulys González her next potential opponent won the bronze medal without a fight. In result of the injury the Argentine media call Daniela "Iron Lady".[6]
Krukower went on to compete but managed only continental successes.
In the judo competition at the 2005 Maccabiah Games, she won a silver medal when 17-year-old Alice Schlesinger defeated her in the final.[7][8]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2000 | Summer Olympic Games | 9th | Middleweight (- 70 kg) |
2004 | Summer Olympic Games | 5th | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2008 | Summer Olympic Games | 9th | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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1997 | World Judo Championships | AC | Middleweight (- 66 kg) |
1999 | World Judo Championships | ??? | ? |
2001 | World Judo Championships | DNS | - |
2003 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2005 | World Judo Championships | AC | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2007 | World Judo Championships | 9th | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2003 | Pan American Games | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2007 | Pan American Games | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2005 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2006 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2002 | South American Games | 2nd | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
2006 | South American Games | 1st | Half-Middleweight (- 63 kg) |
See also
References
- ^ "Red Marcial". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "JudoInside - Einat Yaron Judoka".
- ^ "Judo / Israeli squad leaves Japan empty-handed". Haaretz.
- ^ "La Judoca Daniela Krukower le Puso Fin a Su Exitosa Carrera". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "JudoInside - Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv Event".
- ^ "la dama de hierro"
- ^ Ynetnews, By (June 20, 1995). "Maccabiah day 1: Swimming records set". Ynetnews. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Kaplowitz, Aaron (14 July 2005). "Ze'evi cruises to judo gold. Schlesinger topples former women's world champion". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Daniela Krukower at the International Judo Federation
- Daniela Krukower at JudoInside.com
- Daniela Krukower at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Daniela Krukower at Olympics.com
- Daniela Krukower at Olympedia
- Daniela Krukower at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Daniela Krukower at The-Sports.org
- Daniela Krukower on Facebook
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Argentine Jews
- Argentine emigrants to Israel
- Argentine female judoka
- Jewish Argentine sportspeople
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Jewish sportspeople
- Jewish martial artists
- Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
- Olympic judoka of Argentina
- Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
- Maccabiah Games medalists in judo
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Argentina
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Competitors at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- South American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- South American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2006 South American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games