Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. 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
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's Judo Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 0 1 0 Pan American Championships 0 0 1 CAC Games 1 0 2 South American Games 0 0 1 Bolivarian Games 1 0 1 Total 2 1 5 Pan American Games 2019 Lima –90 kg Pan American Championships 2021 Guadalajara –90 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador –100 kg 2018 Barranquilla –90 kg 2023 San Salvador Mixed team South American Games 2018 Cochabamba –90 kg Bolivarian Games 2017 Santa Marta Team 2017 Santa Marta –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	26040
JudoInside.com	98853
Updated on 2 July 2023.

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 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.