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Dominican Republic At The 1999 Pan American Games
The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from July 23, 1999 to August 8, 1999. Medals Gold *Women's Heavyweight (– 75 kg): Wanda Rijo Silver *Women's Light-Heavyweight (– 69 kg): Miosotis Heredia *Women's Kumite (+ 60 kg): Katty Acevedo *Men's Lightweight (– 68 kg): Luis Benítez Bronze *Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg): Juan Jacinto *Women's Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg): Eleucadia Vargas *Men's Heavyweight (+ 80 kg): Danny Vizcaino *Women's Middleweight (– 63 kg): Sención Quezada *Women's Flyweight (– 48 kg): Guillermina Candelario See also * Dominican Republic at the 2000 Summer Olympics ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominican Republic At The 1999 Pan American Games Nations at the 1999 Pan American Games P 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comité Olímpico Dominicano
'' , logo = Dominican Republic Olympic Committee logo.jpg , size = 150px , country = Dominican Republic , code = DOM , created = 1946 , recognized = 1954 , association = PASO , headquarters = Santo Domingo , president = Luis Mejía Oviedo , secretary general = Antonio Acosta , website colimdo.org The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (, COLIMDO) is the organization that represents Dominican Republic, Dominican sportspeople, athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Pan American Games. The Dominican Republic Olympic Committee is headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The organization is currently directed by Luis Mejía Oviedo. See also * Dominican Republic at the Olympics References External links Dominican Republic at Olympic.org National Olympic Committees Dominican Republic at the Olympics Sports governing bodies in the Dominican Republic, Olympics 1946 establishments in the Dominican Republic Sports organizations est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and cities. Canoeing competitions started the day before the games officially begun. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. A total of 330 medal events in 34 sports and 42 disciplines. Financially, the 1999 games were a success, generating a surplus of $8.9 million through a combination of fiscal restraint and the contribution of nearly 20,000 volunteers. The 1999 Pan American Games were the second Pan American Games hosted by Canada and Winnipeg. Previously, Winnipeg hosted the 1967 Pan American Games. Bidding process Winnipeg beat both Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Bogota, Colombia in 1994 to win hosting rights for the event. In 1988, a delegation from Winnipeg announced that once it got approv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Rijo
Wanda Rijo Contreras (born November 26, 1979) is a female former weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Rijo won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A year later she carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in Sydney, Australia. She is currently a pastor at Monte de Dios, La Romana. She was inducted to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame in 2016. References sports-reference 1979 births Living people Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miosotis Heredia
Miosotis Heredia (born 1972-01-12) is a female weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She won two medals during her career at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... (1999 and 2003) in the women's light-heavyweight division (– 69 kg). Referencesiwf ranking 1972 births Living people Dominican Republic female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Dominican Republic women 21st-century Dominican R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katty Acevedo
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Luis Benítez (taekwondo)
Luis Alberto Benítez (born February 14, 1985, in Ezpeleta) is an Argentine football midfielder who last played for Quilmes Atlético Club of the Primera División in Argentina. Teams * Racing Club 2003–2006 * Santiago Wanderers 2007 * Racing Club 2008 * Olmedo 2009 * Racing Club 2010–2011 * Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Río de la Plata, Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the Quilmes Partido, eponymous county. With a population of 230 ... 2011–2012 References * 1985 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers C.D. Olmedo footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Men's association football midfielders {{Argentina-foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Jacinto
Juan Carlos Jacinto Jiménez (born July 2, 1978) is a Dominican judoka, who played for the extra and half lightweight categories. He won the bronze medal for the 60 kg class at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Background Jacinto made his official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 60 kg class. He lost the first preliminary match to Algeria's Omar Rebahi, who successfully scored a single yuko within the five-minute period. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Jacinto switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's half-heavyweight division, despite weighing 68 kilograms. He lost again in his first preliminary match to Kazakhstan's Muratbek Kipshakbayev this time, by a waza-ari (half-point) and a sukui nage (double leg takedown). Beijing Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Jacinto competed for the second time in the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleucadia Vargas
Eleucadia Vargas Reyes (born February 14, 1970) is a female judoka from the Dominican Republic. She competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 2000. Vargas won a total number of two bronze medals at the Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... in the 1990s. References * 1970 births Living people Dominican Republic female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the Dominican Republic Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Dominican R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Vizcaino
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Guillermina Candelario
Guillermina Candelario (born August 19, 1979) is a weightlifter from the Dominican Republic. She won three medals during her career at the Pan American Games (1999, 2003 and 2007) in the women's flyweight division (– 48 kg). Guillermina win the bronze medal at the 2006 Pan American Weightlifting Championships 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second ... in the under 48 kg category. References External linksiwf ranking 1973 births Living people Dominican Republic female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1999 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2003 Pan American Games Weightlifters at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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