Yeny Contreras

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Yeny Contreras
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Women's Taekwondo
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 57 kg
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Medellín 53 kg

Yeny Contreras Loyola (born August 2, 1979) is a Chilean taekwondo practitioner. [1] [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 57kg Taekwondo event, but was defeated in the first round. [3]

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References

  1. "London2012.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yeny Contreras". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Women's -57kg Results". BBC News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.