Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the –90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

Francisco Balanta
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryColombia
SportJudo
Weight class90 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima –90 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guadalajara –90 kg
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba –90 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26040
JudoInside.com98853
Updated on 3 November 2021.

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he won one of the bronze medals in the –90 kg event. Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the –90 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2019, he competed in the –90 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018South American Games3rd–90 kg
2019Pan American Games2nd–90 kg

References
  1. "Men's 90 kg event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 22 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Más de 5 mil atletas en el camino de la formación". El Colombiano. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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