Giovanna Blanco

Giovanna José Blanco Bazon (born 18 December 1982[1]) is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division (+ 78 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Blazon.
Giovanna Blanco
Personal information
Born (1982-12-18) 18 December 1982
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportJudo
Achievements and titles
World Champ.7th (2003, 2005)
Pan American Champ. (2004, 2004, 2006)
Olympic GamesR16 (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo +78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Isla Margarita +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Isla Margarita Open
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Open
Silver medal – second place 2002 Santo Domingo Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Miami +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Orlando +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ulaanbaatar +78 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Buenos Aires Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires +78 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Open
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Team
Profile at external databases
IJF4500
JudoInside.com13345
Updated on 27 December 2022.

Career

Blanco won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games,[2] and represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[3]

She won the gold medal in the open category,[4] silver in over 78 kg[5] and bronze in the team competition[6] of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she lost to Japanese Mika Sugimoto after only 51 seconds in the second round of the +78 kg category.[7]

References
  1. Sport Reference. "Giovanna José Blanco". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. deportesnet.com (2004). "Esperanzas Olímpicas Judo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  3. El Dia (2004). "La energía está en la motivación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2004-12-24. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. Cubahora.cu (2006-07-29). "Resultados - Judo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  5. colombia.com (2006-07-26). "Judo: Cuba ganó cuatro medallas de oro y se afianza" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  6. "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF) (in Spanish). Odecabe. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. El Universal (2012-08-03). "Giovanna Blanco eliminada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-21.


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