The Dominican delegation made up of the athletes: Antonio Tornal and José Nova, coach Walder Mateo, Ana Rosa Moira Morillo, Eraima Silvestre, Gilberto García, Robert Florentino, Medickson del Orbe and coach Wilkin Ogando. External source
By Leo Corporán
With two gold and three bronze medals, the Dominican Republic placed third in the Pan American and Oceania Senior Individual Judo Championships that concluded on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazil, with six gold medals, three silver and six bronze, took first place, while Canada, with two gold medals, four silver and two bronze, came in second place.
Olympic Games
Robert Florentino and Eiraima Silvestre won the gold medals, while Antonio Tornal, Ana Rosa and Moira Morillo won bronze medals in the competition that distributed points for the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The Quisqueyan delegation, also made up of José Nova and Medickson del Orbe, as well as coaches Wilkin Ogando and Wander Mateo, attended the championship with the support of the Ministry of Sports.
Imsuperable
To win the gold, Robert Florentino won the four fights he competed in the -90 kilo category.
In the first fight he defeated the Australian Danny Vojnikovich; In the second he dispatched Louis Krieber Gagnon, from Canada, and in the semifinal he won against the Cuban Iván Felipe Silva Morales,
In the battle for gold he beat John Jayne, from the United States, who took the silver. The bronze was shared by Rafael Macedo, from Brazil, and Iván Silva Morales, from Cuba.
Valuable
Eiraima Silvestre was crowned champion at -78 kilos by beating Brenda Olaya, from Colombia, in the final.
In the first match, Silvestre defeated the Peruvian Camila Figueroa, and in the semifinal she defeated Moira De Villiers, from New Zealand, who won the silver medal.
Bronze
Antonio Tornal won bronze by beating Jack Yonezuka, from the United States, in the -73 kilos match in the repechage. arginine, from Brazil.
Ana Rosa won the third place medal in -57 kilos by beating Marian Flores, from Peru, in the repechage.
Until tomorrow, God willing, Dominicans.
2024-04-30 04:47:57
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