Tatiana Martine Bvegadzi (born 30 January 1979 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese judoka, who competed in the women's heavyweight category.[1] She picked up a bronze medal in the over-78 kg division at the 2004 African Judo Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, and represented the Republic of the Congo at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tatiana Martine Bvegadzi |
| Nationality |  Republic of the Congo |
| Born | 30 January 1979 Brazzaville, Congo |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | +78 kg |
Career
editBvegadzi qualified as a lone judoka for the Congolese squad in the women's heavyweight class (+78 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and receiving a berth from the African Championships in Tunis.[2] She lost her opening match to Cuban judoka and eventual silver medalist Daima Beltrán, who quickly pinned and subdued her on the tatami with an ashi guruma (leg wheel) throw in forty-three seconds.[3]
Bvegadzi gave herself a chance for Congo's first Olympic medal at these Games through the repechage, but came up short in another defeat to Great Britain's Karina Bryant by an ippon and a tsuri goshi (lifting hip throw) nearly two minutes into their first playoff of the draft.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tatiana Bvegadzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Tunisie: Judo - Championnats d'Afrique - Deux titres pour la Tunisie" [Tunisia: African Judo Championships – Double titles for Tunisia]. La Presse de Tunisie (in French). AllAfrica.com. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Judoca japonesa roba primer oro olímpico a delegación cubana" [Japanese judoka steals Cuba's first Olympic gold] (in Spanish). Diario Co Latino. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Women's Heavyweight (+78kg/+172 lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Deedes, Henry (20 August 2004). "Olympic digest". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
External links
edit- Tatiana Bvegadzi at JudoInside.com
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