Diana Villavicencio

Diana Villavicencio
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Women's judo
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro - 57 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Buenos Aires - 57 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rio de Janeiro - 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires - 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellin - 57 kg

Diana Johanna Villavicencio Rivera (born November 10, 1985, in Quevedo, Los Ríos) is a judoka from Ecuador.

Bio

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Villavicencio was born in Quevedo but she lives in capital city of Ecuador Quito.

When she was 13 her father Colón took her in gymnasium because her older sister Silvia Villavicencio was that time judo champion of Ecuador. First years she was forced to train judo but later due to trainer Daniel Calderón she has enjoyed it. Judo learnt her to be perseverante and disciplined.[1]

She trains almost every day at least 2 hours (before tournament 3h) under Iván Carcañán and Cuban Olympic champion Rafael Carbonell. She is 165 cm tall and she has sometimes problem with weight. She must diet oneself for starting in lightweight category.

Villavicencio is finishing jurisprudence at Universidad Nacional de Loja. She is in last semester (2010).

Her sport dream is starting at Olympic Games in London

Judo

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Villavicencio is very experienced judoka and fix star of lightweight category but she is still waiting for a big world tournament. She starts only at 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro where she lost her only match with future Olympic champion Giulia Quintavalle.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2002 South American Games 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2006 South American Games 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2007 Pan American Games 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships AC Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2009 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2010 South American Games 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2010 Pan American Judo Championships 5th Lightweight (- 57 kg)

References

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  1. ^ "Abran paso que el "Jefe" acaba de llegar a Río" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-11-06.
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