Yamila Zambrano

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Yamila Zambrano
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Full nameYamila Zambrano Cuencha
NationalityFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Born (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Event48 kg

Yamila Zambrano Cuencha (born February 10, 1986, in Havana) is a Cuban judoka who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category. [1] She captured a gold medal in the 48-kg division at the 2004 Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. [2] [3]

She competed in the 48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She placed first place at the Pan American Judo Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. [2] [4] She lost her opening match to Algeria's Soraya Haddad, who successfully scored an ippon, and threw her into the tatami with a kuchiki taoshi (single leg takedown) assault at one minute and fifty-four seconds. [5] [6]

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References

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