Albenis Rosales

Albenis Antonio Rosales (born March 18, 1983) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played in the half-heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships in Miami, Florida.[2]

Albenis Rosales
Personal information
Full nameAlbenis Antonio Rosales
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1983-03-18) 18 March 1983
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event100 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Judo Championships
2008 Miami 100 kg

Rosales made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg). He lost his first preliminary match by an ippon and a tani otoshi (valley drop) to Olympic silver medalist Jang Sung-ho of South Korea.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albenis Rosales". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "Cubanas protagonizan la primera jornada del Panamericano de Miami" [Cuban star in the first day of the Pan American Miami] (in Spanish). Cuba Encuentro. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Half Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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