Mary Dee Vargas Explained

Mary Dee Vargas
Full Name:Mary Dee Vargas Ley
Birth Date:1996 12, df=yes
Country:Chile
Weight Class:48 kg
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Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Women's 48 kg
Worlds Rank:5
Worlds Year:2022
Worlds Weight:Women's 48 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2021
Regionals Year2:2023
Regionals Year3:2024
Updated:29 April 2024

Mary Dee Vargas Ley (born 7 December 1996)[1] is a Chilean judoka. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Judo Championships and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. She represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

In 2017, Vargas competed in the women's 48kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Milica Nikolić of Serbia.

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48kg event.[2]

In 2020, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48kg event at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3] In January 2021, she competed in the women's 48kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] In June 2021, she competed in the women's 48kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Vargas represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's 48kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.[6]

She competed in the women's 48kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar where she was eliminated in her first match. In 2024, Vargas represented Chile at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48kg event.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2018 3rd −48 kg
2019 3rd −48 kg
2020 3rd −48 kg
2021 1st −48 kg
2022 2nd −48 kg
2023 1st −48 kg
2024 1st −48 kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Dee Vargas. 19 November 2020. JudoInside.com.
  2. Web site: Judo Results. 2019 Pan American Games. live. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006203721/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/JUD/PAG2019_JUD_C93_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 6 October 2020.
  3. News: Pavitt. Michael. 20 November 2020. Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 21 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201121143420/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101027/pan-american-judo-championships-day-one. 21 November 2020.
  4. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 12 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
  5. Web site: Comunicaciones. Compañia Chilena de. Mary Dee Vargas clasificó a Tokio y será la primera chilena en el judo olímpico. 27 June 2021. alairelibre.cl. es.
  6. 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.