Anny Cortés Explained

Anny Lorena Cortés Ortíz (born January 4, 1990, in Cali, Valle del Cauca) is a judoka from Colombia.

Early and personal life

Anny is a member of Liga Vallecaucana de Judo club and she is very good friend with world champion and Olympian Yuri Alvear.

In autumn 2009 she underwent surgery of knee[1] so she could not start at Brazil Judo Grand Prix.

Judo career

She is a member of the Colombian national judo squad in the half-heavyweight category and is a medal winner from the continental games and championships. Her sparring partner is Yuri Alvear.

Cortés won the bronze medal for the team competition in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] She also won the gold medal for the under 78 kg and the bronze in team competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2009 Pan American Judo Championships2nd Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2010 South American Games2nd Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2010 Pan American Judo Championships5th Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2011 Pan American Judo Championships3rd Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/deportes2003/notas/Noviembre032009/judo.html{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe . Odecabe . Spanish . 2010 . 2012-08-21 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327083307/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe1.pdf . 2012-03-27 .
  3. News: CORTES Anny L. . https://web.archive.org/web/20100809231916/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_JU@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=258245.htm . usurped . 2010-08-09 . Mayaguez 2010 . 2010-07-21 . 2012-08-21 .