Diana Chalá
Encyclopedia
Diana Chalá Zamora is a female judo
ka from Ecuador
, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division (– 70 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games
in Santo Domingo
, alongside Dulce Piña
of the Dominican Republic
.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division (– 70 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, alongside Dulce Piña
Dulce Piña
Dulce Piña is a female judoka from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, alongside Ecuador's Diana Chalá. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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