Oreidis Despaigne Explained

Full Name:Oreidis Despaigne Terry
Country:Cuba
Weight Class:100 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2007
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Year2:2010
Worlds Weight2:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2004
Regionals Year2:2006
Regionals Year3:2007
Regionals Year4:2009
Regionals Year5:2010
Regionals Year6:2010
Regionals Year7:2011
Olympics Rank:9
Olympics Year:2004
Olympics Weight:Men's 100 kg
Updated:25 July 2023

Oreidis Despaigne Terry (born 20 September 1981) is a male judoka from Cuba, winner of the Pan American Games men's half heavyweight division at the 2007 Games. Terry also won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and at the 2007 and 2010 World Championships.

Terry represented his native Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, competing in the men's 100 kg category. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the 3rd round, losing to Jang Sungho.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the 2nd round, losing to Ramziddin Sayidov.[2]

His older brother Yosvany Despaigne (born 1976) also competed as a judoka on the international level.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing 2008 Judo - Olympic Results by Discipline.
  2. Web site: London 2012 90 100kg halfheavyweight men Results - Olympic judo.