Karen León
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| Born | 30 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 78 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen León (born 30 November 1997)[1] is a Venezuelan judoka. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]
In 2019, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In that same year, she also competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3] In June 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
In July 2021, she walked alongside flagbearer Antonio Díaz during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[citation needed][4] She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Karen León". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (21 November 2020). "Brazil rack up eight medals on day two of Pan American Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ In the Citation, Patrick Burke does not state that " she walked alongside flagbearer Antonio Díaz during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations." - Burke, Patrick (31 July 2021). "Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
Diaz, along with judoka Karen León, led the South American country’s contingent which features 44 athletes at the Opening Ceremony, and shared his pride at being granted the honour.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links[]
- Karen León at the International Judo Federation
- Karen León at JudoInside.com
- Karen León at Olympedia
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Venezuelan female judoka
- Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Venezuela
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