Leyén Zulueta

Regla Leyén Zulueta (born 3 November 1979) is a female judoka from Cuba, who won the gold medal in the women's middleweight division (– 70 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the final she defeated USA's Christina Yannetsos. In 2003, she immigrated to United States and in 2010 she became a U.S. citizen.[1]

Leyén Zulueta
Personal information
Born (1979-11-03) 3 November 1979
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2003)
Pan American Champ. (2001)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Osaka –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich –70 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo –70 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Cordoba –70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 San Juan –72 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cali –78 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing –70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF57229
JudoInside.com14767
Updated on 19 November 2022.

References
  1. "Olympic dream drives Cuban judo standout". daytondailynews.com.


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