The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from Italy
This page contains a list of the greatest Italian Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 2 of which were born in Italy. This makes Italy the birth place of the 19th most number of Martial Arts behind United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Italian Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Italian Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Girolamo Giovinazzo (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 47.83, Girolamo Giovinazzo is the most famous Italian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Girolamo Giovinazzo (born 10 September 1968) is an Italian judoka who won two Olympic medals, in 1996 and 2000.
2. Michele Monti (1970 - 2018)
With an HPI of 44.45, Michele Monti is the 2nd most famous Italian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Michele Monti (5 June 1970 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian judoka. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
3. Ylenia Scapin (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 40.54, Ylenia Scapin is the 3rd most famous Italian Martial Arts. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Ylenia Scapin (born 8 January 1975 in Bolzano) is an Italian judoka. Scapin won two Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996 and 2000.
4. Anzhelika Terliuga (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 40.08, Anzhelika Terliuga is the 4th most famous Italian Martial Arts. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Anzhelika Terliuga (Ukrainian: Анжеліка Володимирівна Терлюга, born March 23, 1992) is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite 55 kg division. She is an Olympic silver medallist, having placed second at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Italian martial arts born between 1968 and 1992. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Italian martial arts include Girolamo Giovinazzo, Ylenia Scapin, and Anzhelika Terliuga. The most famous deceased Italian martial arts include Michele Monti. As of April 2024, 2 new Italian martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Michele Monti, and Ylenia Scapin.
Living Italian Martial Arts
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Girolamo Giovinazzo
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Ylenia Scapin
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Anzhelika Terliuga
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.08
