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.

Oscar Cardenas
Personal information
Nationality Cuba
Born (1982-08-11) 11 August 1982 (age 42)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event81 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 81 kg

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Cuban Judokas Win Three Titles and Five Olympic Berths in Miami". Cuba Headlines. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Half-Middleweight (81kg/179 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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