Mary Dee Vargas Ley (born 7 December 1996)[1] is a Chilean judoka. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Judo Championships and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. She represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Mary Dee Vargas
Personal information
Full nameMary Dee Vargas Ley
Born (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryChile
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg
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Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ.5th (2022)
Pan American Champ. (2021, 2023, 2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lima ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Guadalajara ‍–‍48 kg
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba ‍–‍48 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cordoba ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF28592
JudoInside.com100845
Updated on 29 April 2024

Career

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In 2017, Vargas competed in the women's 48 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Milica Nikolić of Serbia.

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event.[2]

In 2020, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3] In January 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] In June 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Vargas represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's 48 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.[6]

She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar where she was eliminated in her first match. In 2024, Vargas represented Chile at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48 kg event.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 South American Games 3rd −48 kg
2019 Pan American Games 3rd −48 kg
2020 Pan American Championships 3rd −48 kg
2021 Pan American Championships 1st −48 kg
2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships 2nd −48 kg
2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships 1st −48 kg
2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships 1st −48 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Mary Dee Vargas". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Judo Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (20 November 2020). "Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Mary Dee Vargas clasificó a Tokio y será la primera chilena en el judo olímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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