Giovanna José Blanco Bazon (born 18 December 1982)[1] is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division (+ 78 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Giovanna Blanco
Personal information
Full nameGiovanna José Blanco Bazon
Born (1982-12-18) 18 December 1982 (age 41)
El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
World Champ.7th (2003, 2005)
Pan American Champ. (2004, 2004, 2006)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo +78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Isla Margarita +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Isla Margarita Open
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Open
Silver medal – second place 2002 Santo Domingo Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Miami +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Orlando +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires +78 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Team
Profile at external databases
IJF4500
JudoInside.com13345
Updated on 27 December 2022

Career

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Blanco won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games,[2] and represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[3]

She won the gold medal in the open category,[4] silver in over 78 kg[5] and bronze in the team competition[6] of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she lost to Japanese Mika Sugimoto after only 51 seconds in the second round of the +78 kg category.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giovanna José Blanco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Esperanzas Olímpicas Judo". deportesnet.com (in Spanish). 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "La energía está en la motivación". El Dia (in Spanish). 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Resultados - Judo". Cubahora.cu (in Spanish). 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Judo: Cuba ganó cuatro medallas de oro y se afianza". colombia.com (in Spanish). EFE. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Odecabe. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Giovanna Blanco eliminada". El Universal (in Spanish). 3 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
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