Piovesana is the
2018 U23 European Champion. In 2019 she was the youngest judoka from Great Britain on the
IJF World Tour. She is a bronze medalist from the
2019 Judo Grand Prix Marrakesh in the 63 kg category. She collected 1811 points in the
IJF Olympic Ranking and did not qualify for the Summer Games in Tokyo with 35th place in her weight class. In January 2023 Piovesana became part of the
Austria National Team. She won gold at the
2024 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the 63 kg category. She was top seed at the
2024 Judo Grand Slam Dushanbe and won a gold medal at the event in the same category.
2024 Summer Olympics Lubjana Piovesana took part in the 2024 Olympic Games in both the weight class 63 kg and in the mixed team (together with
Katharina Tanzer,
Michaela Polleres,
Samuel Gaßner,
Wachid Borchashvili and
Aaron Fara). She reached the final block in her weight class and fought her way into a duel for bronze. There she lost to the Frenchwoman
Clarisse Agbegnenou with an ippon score by throw and took fifth place. The first encounter in the mixed team competition against Germany ended 4–1 and the Austrian team took ninth place. == Club championships ==