Francisco Balanta

Colombian judoka (born 1998)
Francisco Balanta
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryColombia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2023)
Pan American Champ. (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Mixed team
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 La Paz ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cordoba ‍–‍90 kg
South American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima ‍–‍81 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Salvador Mixed team
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba ‍–‍90 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26040
JudoInside.com98853
Updated on 1 November 2023.

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]

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

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2017 Bolivarian Games 1st Team
3rd –90 kg
2018 South American Games 3rd –90 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games 3rd –90 kg
2019 Pan American Games 2nd –90 kg
2021 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd –90 kg
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 1st –100 kg
3rd Mixed team
Pan American Games 3rd –100 kg

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.

External links

  • Francisco Balanta at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Francisco Balanta at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Francisco Balanta at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Francisco Balanta at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Francisco Balanta on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata


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