Oscar Cardenas (born August 11, 1982, in Havana) is a Cuban judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time national judo champion, and also, a bronze medalist for his respective category at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1982 Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 81 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cardenas qualified for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after claiming a bronze medal at the Pan American Qualifying Tournament in Miami, Florida.[2] He defeated Anthony Rodriguez of France, with a waza-ari (half-score point), in the first preliminary match, but lost his next match a few hours later, to Portugal's João Neto, who automatically scored an ippon at one minute and twenty-five seconds.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oscar Cardenas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Cuban Judokas Win Three Titles and Five Olympic Berths in Miami". Cuba Headlines. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Half-Middleweight (81kg/179 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
External links
edit- Oscar Cardenas at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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