Dulce Piña
Encyclopedia
Dulce Piña is a female judo
ka from the Dominican Republic
, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division (– 70 kg) 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, Georgia
.
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 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...
, 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, Dominican Republic, alongside Ecuador's Diana Chalá
Diana Chalá
Diana Chalá Zamora is a female judoka from Ecuador, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, alongside Dulce Piña of the Dominican Republic....
. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
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