José Camacho (judoka) explained

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José Camacho
Fullname:José Gregorio Camacho Lascarro
Birth Date:26 April 1983
Birth Place:Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Weight:900NaN0
Sport:Judo
Event:90 kg
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José Gregorio Camacho Lascarro (born April 26, 1983 in Barinas) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Olympian, a three-time medalist at the Pan American Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Career

Camacho made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he lost the first preliminary match of men's middleweight class (90 kg), with an ippon and a kuchiki-taoshi (single leg takedown), to Argentina's Eduardo Costa.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Camacho competed for the second time in men's 90 kg class. Unlike his previous Olympics, Camacho defeated Ukraine's Valentyn Grekov in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match, with an ippon and a tomoe nage (circle throw) to Pan American judo champion Eduardo Santos of Brazil.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. José Camacho. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114256/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/jose-gregorio-camacho-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 December 2012.
  2. News: Rousey Wins Gold Over Brazil, Hawn Wins Bronze. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609001324/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2007/July/19/Rousey-Wins-Gold-Over-Brazil-Hawn-Wins-Bronze.aspx. dead. June 9, 2012. Team USA. 19 July 2007. 26 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Preliminaries. NBC Olympics. 26 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821141548/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/judo/resultsandschedules/rsc=JUM090405/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.