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Daniela Castrignano

Italian taekwondo practitioner

Born
11 December 1980, Lecce
Citizenship
Italy
Sport
taekwondo
Occupation
taekwondo athlete
Height
182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
67 kg (148 lb)

Daniela Castrignano (born December 11, 1980, in Lecce) is an Italian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She obtained a total of nine medals in her sporting career, including one Gold and two silvers at the European Championships and a bronze in the over-72 kg division at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing. Castrignano was also selected to compete for the Italian taekwondo squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she placed fifth in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg). Throughout her sporting career, Castrignano trained for Team Perulli in her native Lecce under head coach and master Giuseppe Perulli.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2004 Summer Olympics2004
2007 World Taekwondo Championships2007

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q18763926 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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