Karen León Explained

Karen León
Birth Date:1997 11, df=yes
Country:Venezuela
Weight Class:78 kg
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2021
Worlds Weight:Women's 78 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2018
Regionals Year2:2022
Olympics Rank:R32
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Women's 78 kg
Updated:3 July 2022

Karen León (born 30 November 1997)[1] is a Venezuelan judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In that same year, she also competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[3] In June 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

In July 2021, she walked alongside flagbearer Antonio Díaz during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.[4] She competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen León. 19 November 2020. JudoInside.com.
  2. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 21 November 2020. Brazil rack up eight medals on day two of Pan American Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 29 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201122120150/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101078/pan-american-judo-championships-day-two. 22 November 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 12 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
  4. News: Burke. Patrick. 31 July 2021. Karate star Antonio Diaz bears flag for Venezuela at Opening Ceremony. InsideTheGames.biz. 31 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Judo Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. 2020 Summer Olympics.