María García (judoka)

María Altagarcia García Cáceres (born 10 August 1987, in La Vega) is a Dominican Republican judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category. She became the first Dominican judoka to win a world championship medal, with a bronze at the 2006 Junior Championship.[1][2]

María García

Personal information
Born	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Dominican Republic
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	13th (2005)
Pan American Champ.	(2005, 2007)
Olympic Games	R16 (2008, 2012)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Dominican Republic Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg Pan American Championships 2005 Caguas (PUR) –52 kg 2007 Montreal –52 kg 2004 Isla Margarita –52 kg 2008 Miami –52 kg 2012 Montreal –52 kg IJF Grand Slam 2012 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg World Juniors Championships 2006 Santo Domingo –52 kg South American Junior Championships 2006 Cali –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	6014
JudoInside.com	43434
Updated on 27 November 2022.

García has twice competed at an Olympic Games. She was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the second round.[2] She has won silver medals at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2007 Pan American Judo Championships, and bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, and three editions of the Pan American Judo Championships.[3]