Aythami Ruano Explained

Full Name:	Aythami Ruano Vega
Birth Place:	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Height:	198 cm
Weight:	190 kg
Weight Class:	+100 kg

Aythami Ruano Vega (also spelled Aytami, born 18 June 1977) is a Spanish judoka. He earned medals at the European Judo Championships, gold in 2000 and silver in 2003.^[1] After competing in the men's +100 kg event for Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics,^{[2] [3]} he retired from judo and took up Canarian wrestling.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2003	European Judo Championships	2nd	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2002	European Judo Championships	5th	Open class
2001	World Judo Championships	7th	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2000	European Judo Championships	1st	Open class
1998	European Judo Championships	5th	Open class

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aythami Ruano . JudoInside.com . 26 October 2004.
2. Web site: Aythami Ruano . . 26 October 2004.
3. Aytami Ruano . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203215216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/aytami-ruano-1.html . 3 December 2016.
4. Web site: Aythami cambia el judoki por la ropa de la lucha canaria . Aythami changes judogi for the clothes of Canarian wrestling . . es . 1 October 2004.