Juan Romero (judoka)

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Juan Romero
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Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Men's judo
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Chile –90 kg

Juan Romero (born 19 October 1988 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan judoka. [1]

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event, [2] where he lost in the first round against South Korean Song Dae-nam who won the gold medal.

He also competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in the -90 kg event, finishing 7th. [3]

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