The Judo Legacy of Giovanni Maddaloni: Father of Marco Maddaloni

Giovanni Maddaloni, also known as O’ Maé, is the father of Marco Maddaloni, and is a judo teacher who heads the Star Judo Club of Scampia. It was he who passed on his passion for sport to his children. Born in Naples in 1956, he brought numerous of his athletes to the podium of European championships.

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Giovanni Maddaloni enters the house of Big Brother to surprise his son Marco. 67 years old, from Naples, is known by the nickname ‘O’ Maé’ and was a judo champion. Judo teacher since 1982, it was he who passed on the passion for this sport to his children. The brothers of the current reality contestant are in fact Pino e Laura Maddaloni, both judokas. The latter was also a competitor on the Island of the Famous in 2022.

Who is Giovanni Maddaloni, teacher and director of Star Judo

Giovanni Maddaloni was born in Naples on 13 September 1956, he was a Judo athlete who became regional champion in ’78 together with his team. He participated in the finals of the Italian championships in 79/80, finishing 7th in 79 and 6th in 80. Since 1988 he has been a teacher and technical director of the company Star Judo Club of Scampia, where in addition to growing sporting talents, it deals with social projects. He has brought numerous athletes to the podium, nationally and in Europe, from youth to senior classes. On Instagram – whose profile is called giannimaddaloni – he is followed by over 3000 followers: he shares shots mainly related to Judo. His wife, Caterina Iulianowould not be present on social media, but would appear in a post shared by her husband with the caption ‘Life’.

The relationship with his children Marco, Pino and Laura Maddaloni

Before being a father, I felt and will always feel like a lucky son“. This is the dedication that Marco Maddaloni wrote for his father on Instagram. Gianni Maddaloni passed on his passion to his children: Pino, in fact, won Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000, two gold medals in the European Championships and a gold at the Mediterranean Games. Laura Maddaloni, formerly of the Isola dei Famosi, is a former judoka and multiple Italian champion. Father Giovanni, in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano, said:

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Pino was born when I was 20 and when he won his first youth title I was 32. We grew up together. Today he is the manager of Fiamme Oro, every now and then he comes to visit us in the gym. Marco brings me his son Giovanni, a green belt in judo, he enjoys himself and is good. Laura has her own gym, one of her twins does judo and the other does boxing. I am a grandfather of eight grandchildren.

Marco and Gianni Maddaloni

Fonte : Fanpage

2024-01-23 21:23:06
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