Diana Villavicencio

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Diana Villavicencio
Personal information
Born (1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 (age 39)
Quevedo, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Sport
Sport Judo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro - 57 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Buenos Aires - 57 kg
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Rio de Janeiro - 57 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Buenos Aires - 57 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Medellin - 57 kg

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

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Bio

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 taught her perseverance and discipline. [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 studied jurisprudence at Universidad Nacional de Loja in 2010.

Judo

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

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2002 South American Games 2ndLightweight (- 57 kg)
2006 South American Games 2ndLightweight (- 57 kg)
2007 Pan American Games 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships ACLightweight (- 57 kg)
2009 Pan American Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2010 South American Games 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2010 Pan American Judo Championships 5thLightweight (- 57 kg)

References

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