Xiomara Griffith

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Xiomara Griffith
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BornSeptember 13, 1969 (1969-09-13) (age 54)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Havana Half-Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Half-Middleweight

Xiomara Yolanda Griffith Mahon (born September 13, 1969) is a female judoka from Venezuela. She competed for her native South American country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Griffith won a total of three medals at the Pan American Games in the 1990s.

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