Carlos Erick Zegarra Presser (born September 1, 1984 in

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) is a

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, who played for the heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal for his division at the

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. Zegarra stands 2.08 metres (6 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 165 kilograms (364 lb). Zegarra represented

at the

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, where he competed for the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg). He defeated Argentina's Sandro López in the second preliminary round, before losing out his next match, by an ippon and a

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, to Cuban judoka and Pan American Games champion

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. Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Zegarra offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, he was defeated in the first repechage bout by Lebanon's Rudy Hachache, who successfully scored a

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awasete ippon (two full points) and a soto makikomi (outer wraparound), at one minute and fifty-five seconds.

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NBC Olympics Profile
Peruvian male judoka Living people Olympic judoka for Peru Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru Sportspeople from Lima 1984 births Pan American Games medalists in judo South American Games silver medalists for Peru South American Games bronze medalists for Peru South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Peruvian people {{Peru-judo-bio-stub