José Camacho (judoka)

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José Camacho
Personal information
Full nameJosé Gregorio Camacho Lascarro
NationalityFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Born (1983-04-26) 26 April 1983 (age 40)
Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event90 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 90 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Montreal 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Buenos Aires 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 90 kg

José Gregorio Camacho Lascarro (born April 26, 1983 in Barinas) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played for the middleweight category. [1] He is a two-time Olympian, a three-time medalist at the Pan American Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]

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Career

Camacho made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he lost the first preliminary match of men's middleweight class (90 kg), with an ippon and a kuchiki-taoshi (single leg takedown), to Argentina's Eduardo Costa.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Camacho competed for the second time in men's 90 kg class. Unlike his previous Olympics, Camacho defeated Ukraine's Valentyn Grekov in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match, with an ippon and a tomoe nage (circle throw) to Pan American judo champion Eduardo Santos of Brazil. [3]

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References

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  2. "Rousey Wins Gold Over Brazil, Hawn Wins Bronze". Team USA. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.