Teófilo Diek

Teófilo Antonio Diek Andon (born December 13, 1987) is a Dominican judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.[1] He won the bronze medal for the same division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Teófilo Diek
Personal information
Full nameTeófilo Antonio Diek Andon
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)100 kg
ClubClub Deportivo Naco
Coached byJuan Chalas
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena -100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena Team

Diek represented the Dominican Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg). He received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out by an automatic ippon to thirty-four-year-old Canadian judoka Keith Morgan.[3][4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teófilo Diek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. "Wendy Cruz wins in cycling". DR 1. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Half Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. "Canadian judokas Morgan, Levesque bounced from Games". CBC News. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2012.


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