Yulieth Sanchéz-Bocanegra (born May 23, 1988 in Santander

Santander Department

Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...

) is a judoka from Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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Bio

Yulieth lives and train in Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

, Santander

Santander Department

Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...

. She started with judo around 1999 when she was 11.

She studies physical therapy

Physical therapy

Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...

 at Universidad Manuela Beltrán in Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 and she is in eight semester (year 2010).

Judo

She is very successful at Pan American Judo Championships

Pan American Judo Championships

Pan American Judo Championships is the Judo Championship organized by the Panamerican Judo Confederation since 2009. Previous championships were organized by the Panamerican Judo Union.-Tournaments:-Medals table :-External links:*...

, in last two years 2009 and 2010 she always got to final where she stood against Cuban Olympic medalist Yanet Bermoy

Yanet Bermoy

Yanet Bermoy is a Cuban judoka. She won the silver medal in the Women's 48 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

. Their score is 1:1.

At 2009 World Judo Championships

2009 World Judo Championships

The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated....

 in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...

 she lost her only match with Finnish judoka Jaana Sundberg.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
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:**...	2nd	Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg)
2009	World Judo Championships 2009 World Judo Championships The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated....	AC	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:...	3rd	Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg)
2010	Pan American Judo Championships 2010 Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 8th April to 11th April 2010.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-External links:**...	1st	Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg)

External links

• JudoInside retrieved 8 June 2010
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