Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

Francisco Balanta
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryColombia
SportJudo
Weight class100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2023, 2024)
Pan American Champ. (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2019 Lima 90 kg
2023 Santiago 100 kg
2023 SantiagoMixed team
Pan American Championships
2021 Guadalajara 90 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador 100 kg
2018 Barranquilla 90 kg
2023 San SalvadorMixed team
South American Games
2018 Cochabamba 90 kg
Bolivarian Games
2017 Santa Marta Men's team
2017 Santa Marta 90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
2018 La Paz 90 kg
2017 Cancún 90 kg
2016 Cordoba 90 kg
South American Junior Championships
2015 Lima 81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26040
JudoInside.com98853
Updated on 24 May 2024

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Balanta won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event. Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2019, Balanta competed in the 90 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2017 Bolivarian Games1stTeam
3rd–90 kg
2018South American Games3rd–90 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games3rd–90 kg
2019Pan American Games2nd–90 kg
2021Pan American Judo Championships3rd–90 kg
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games1st–100 kg
3rdMixed team
Pan American Games3rd–100 kg
3rdMixed team

References

  1. "Men's 90 kg event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Más de 5 mil atletas en el camino de la formación". El Colombiano. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.


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