Cecilia Blanco (born 23 February 1979 in
Madrid,
Spain) is a Spanish
judoka
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She competed in two Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens in the
70 kg event where she lost the repechage semifinals to
Qin Dongya
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and in 2012 in London in the
70 kg event where she lost her second match to
Raša Sraka.
[ Blanco won three silver medals (]2001
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, 2004
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, 2011
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) and one bronze medal (2010
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) at the European Judo Championships
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.Cecilia Blanco – Results Overview
from Judo Inside
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External links
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1979 births
Living people
Spanish female judoka
Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Spain
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
20th-century Spanish women
21st-century Spanish women
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