Svetlana Alekseevna Galante
Personal information
Native nameСветлана Алексеевна Галянт
Full nameSvetlana Alekseevna Galante
NationalityRussian
Born (1973-05-23) 23 May 1973
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR
EducationFar Eastern State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports
Sport
SportSambo, Judo
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's Sambo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Minsk 72 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Vilnius 72 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Tashkent 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Thessaloniki 72 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 St. Petersburg 72 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Sofia 72 kg
Gold medal – first place2000 Kyiv 72 kg
Women's judo
World Military Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Beijing 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 St. Petersburg 70 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Zagreb 70 kg
European Junior Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Pieksämäki 72 kg

Svetlana Alekseevna Galante (born 23 May 1973) is a Russian judoka and a sambo practitioner. She is considered to be one of the greatest practitioners of Sambo and is a member of the FIAS Hall of fame.[1]

Biography

Galante was born in 1973 in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR.[1] In 1985, she moved to Kamchatka Oblast in the Russian SFSR. She graduated from the Far Eastern State Academy of Physical Culture in Russia.[1]

Sports career

Galante compared in both Judo and Sambo. She started in Judo where she won a Bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Judo Championships.

Galante competed in the women's half-heavyweight event in Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] She lost in the round of 16 to Ulla Werbrouck, the eventual Gold Medal winner. In the Repechage, she defeated Cristina Curto in the quarterfinals before losing to Ylenia Scapin in the semifinals. Her final position was ranked 7th.

Later on she earned two Silver Medals in Judo at the World Military Championships and one Bronze Medal at the Military World Games.

Galante then competed in Sambo where she achieved greater success. From 2000 to 2012, she was multiple time winner at the World Sambo Championships.

In 2014, Galante announced her retirement from professional sports.[3]

Political career

Galante is currently a Deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Svetlana Alekseevna Galant | Hall of fame — International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)". sambo.sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Svetlana Galante Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Svetlana Galyant, an eight-time world champion, announced her retirement from professional sports | International SAMBO Federation (FIAS)". sambo.sport. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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