Diadenis Luna

Diadenis Luna Castellano (born September 11, 1975) is a Cuban judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight (66–72 kg) category, together with Ylenia Scapin.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luna and the second or maternal family name is Castellano.
Diadenis Luna
Personal information
Full nameDiadenis Luna Castellano
BornSeptember 11, 1975 (1975-09-11) (age 47)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Half Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba -72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris -72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham -78 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Half Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Half Heavyweight

References
  1. "Olympic medalist". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diadenis Luna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.


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