Vanessa Chalá

Vanessa Fernanda Chalá Minda (born 13 March 1990)[1] is an Ecuadorian judoka. She is a gold medalist at the South American Games and a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Judo Championships.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chalá and the second or maternal family name is Minda.
Vanessa Chalá
Personal information
Full nameVanessa Fernanda Chalá Minda
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg, –78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2011, 2015, 2019)
Pan American Champ. (2020, 2021)
Olympic GamesR32 (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima –78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Guadalajara –78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guadalajara –78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guayaquil –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 San José –78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Antalya –78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal –78 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 San Salvador –70 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba –78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1022
JudoInside.com56494
Updated on 21 November 2022.

Career

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event.[2]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey. In June 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

She represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She competed in the women's 78 kg event.[5]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018South American Games1st–78 kg
2019Pan American Games3rd–78 kg

References
  1. "Vanessa Chalá". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Judo Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Judocas Lenin Preciado, Vanessa Chalá y Estefanía García elevan a 44 los clasificados de Ecuador para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". El Universo (in Spanish). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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