Svetlana Galyant

Svetlana Alekseevna Galante (born 23 May 1973) is a Russian judoka and a sambo practitioner. She is considered to be one of the greatest practitioners of Sambo and is a member of the FIAS Hall of fame.

Biography Galante was born in 1973 in Chișinău, Moldavian SSR. She lost in the round of 16 to Ulla Werbrouck, the eventual Gold Medal winner. In the Repechage, she defeated Cristina Curto in the quarterfinals before losing to Ylenia Scapin in the semifinals. Her final position was ranked 7th.

Later on she earned two Silver Medals in Judo at the World Military Championships and one Bronze Medal at the Military World Games.

Galante then competed in Sambo where she achieved greater success. From 2000 to 2012, she was multiple time winner at the World Sambo Championships.

In 2014, Galante announced her retirement from professional sports.

Political career Galante is currently a Deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai.