Glenda Miranda
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Glenda Cecilia Miranda-Alvarado (born December 6, 1985 in Babahoyo
, Los Ríos
) is a judoka from Ecuador
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and begun doing judo at the age of 7. She lives and trains in the largest city of Ecuador
in Guayaquil
.
Her favorite food is fish
.
She is very good friend with another Ecuadorian judoka and Olympian Carmen Chalá
who is also her sport idol.
for very good results from continental championships. In Beijing she fought two matches and lost both of them but it had to be great experience for her.
After Olympic games she moved to half-lightweight category where is still waiting for a good result and some winning lead.
Babahoyo
Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River...
, Los Ríos
Los Ríos Province
Los Ríos is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Babahoyo. The province was founded on September 30, 1948 under legistative decree. Its capital Babahoyo was founded October, 6, 1860...
) is a judoka 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...
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Bio
Miranda was born in BabahoyoBabahoyo
Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River...
and begun doing judo at the age of 7. She lives and trains in the largest city of 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...
in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
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Her favorite food is fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
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She is very good friend with another Ecuadorian judoka and Olympian Carmen Chalá
Carmen Chalá
Carmen Anita Chalá-Quilumba is a judoka and former field athlete from Ecuador.-Biography:Carmen was born in an Ecuadoran province Carchi but with heart she is from Manabí...
who is also her sport idol.
Judo
Miranda used to compete for many years in extra half-lightweight category where she gained participation at 2008 Olympic Games in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
for very good results from continental championships. In Beijing she fought two matches and lost both of them but it had to be great experience for her.
After Olympic games she moved to half-lightweight category where is still waiting for a good result and some winning lead.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 13th | Extra Half-Lightweight (- 48 kg) |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships 2009 Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships was held in Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 26th March to 27th March 2009.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-External links:**... |
3rd | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |
| 2010 | South American Games Judo at the 2010 South American Games There were 22 judo events at the 2010 South American Games: 9 men's individual events, 9 women's individual events, men's and women's team and men's nage-no-kata and katame-no-kata. The events were held over March 19–22.-Medal table:-Medalists:... |
5th | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |