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Adriana Carmona (born December 3, 1972 in Puerto La Cruz) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.
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Adriana Carmona (born December 3, 1972 in Puerto La Cruz) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist.
She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a bronze medal in the +67 kg class. [1]
She participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where taekwondo was still a demonstration sport, and reached the semi finals winning a bronze medal in Woman's +70 kg.
She reached the semi-finals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Carmona won a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, and received a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
The women's +67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens took place on August 29 at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex.
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