In the 69th edition of the traditional awarding ceremony of the «Olympia», award awarded annually by the Circle of Sports Journalists (CPD) to the best national athletes; Maria Luz Casadevall from San Jorge received the statuette in weights.
The award ceremony, which took place in the halls of Parque Norte in the City of Buenos Aires, had Leonel Messi as the main winner, who took the “Olympia de Oro” .
The athlete from San Jorge took a silver one, being a recognition of the effort, perseverance, discipline, perseverance. An example to follow.
Municipal Mayor Enrique Marucci congratulated María Luz and Román Gorosito, her coach, on the networks -for so many achievements-.
Olympia Awards 2022
The athletes who were awarded the Silver Olimpia in their respective disciplines were the following:
- Chess: Claudia Amura.
- Athletics: Franco Florio.
- Motorsport: Leonel Pernía.
- Basketball: Gabriel Deck.
- Baseball: Exequiel Talevi.
- Billiards: Ricardo Dieguez.
- Bowls: Guillermo Montemerlo.
- Boxing: Fernando Martinez.
- Canoeing: Agustín Vernice.
- Cestoball: Maria Belen Ladogana.
- Cycling: Nicolas Tivani.
- University Sports: Micaela González.
- Horsemanship: Damián Ancic.
- Fencing: Isabel Di Tella.
- Water Skiing: Eugenia De Armas.
- Soccer: Lionel Messi.
- Futsal: Matías Edelstein.
- Gymnastics: Daniel Villafañe.
- Golf: Augusto Núñez,
- Handball: Lionel Maciel.
- Field hockey: Agustina Gorzelany.
- Roller Hockey: Gonzalo Romero.
- Judo: Agustin Gil.
- Karate: Diego Ojeda.
- Fight: Agustin Destribats.
- Motorcycling: Joaquín Poli.
- Swimming: Macarena Ceballos.
- Padel: Franco Stupaczuk.
- Skate: Ken Kuwada.
- Duck: Thomas Heally.
- Ball: Facundo Andreasen.
- Modern pentathlon: Severo Lima.
- Weights: Luz Casadevall.
- Polo: Adolfo “Poroto” Cambiaso (nieto).
- Racquetball: Valeria Centellas.
- Remo: Sonia Baluzzo.
- Rugby: Emiliano Boffelli.
- Softball: Huemul Mata.
- Squash: Leandro Romiglio.
- Surfing: Santiago Muniz.
- Taekwondo: Lucas Guzman.
- Taekwondo ITF: Sabrina Mai.
- Tennis: Francisco Cerundolo.
- Table Tennis: Horacio Cifuentes.
- Shot: Federico Gil.
- Shot on the fly: Matías Sinatra.
- Triathlon: Luciano Taccone.
- Turf: Francisco Goncalves.
- Volleyball: Agustín Loser.
- Yachting: Luciana Cardozoi.
Adapted sports:
- Swimming: Iñaqui Basilof.
- Athletics: Antonella Ruiz Diaz.
- Basketball: Silvia Linari.
- Canoeing: Ariel Atamañuk.
- Cycling: Micaela Barroso-María José Quiroga.
- Soccer: Angel Deido.
- Judo: Rocio Ledesma.
- Rowing: Luis Alberto Salas.
- Taekwondo: John Samorano.
- Table tennis: Giselle Muñoz.
special prizes
- Olympia of diamonds: Gabriela Sabatini.
Malvinas athletes 40 years:
- Ever Mariena (triathlon).
- Rubén Carballo (boxing).
- Gabriel Massei (motorsport).
- Luis Escudero (soccer).
- Omar De Felipe (soccer).
- Raúl Ronco (chess)
Source: Sanjorgevirtual
