Miranda's Story
Born in Canberra to an Italian father and Indonesian mother, Miranda Giambelli moved to Italy when she was six months old. She took up the sport when she was 8 and competed for Italy up until 2013 before representing Australia at the 2014 Oceania Championships. Back-to-back Oceania Championships titles in 2015 and 2016 saw her automatically qualify for Rio after entering the top 14 of the Olympic adjusted rankings. She lined up against eventual -78kg bronze medallist Mayra Aguiar of Brazil in her first match in Rio, going down by ippon.
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