Dalia María Contreras Rivero (born September 20, 1983) is a

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taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

practitioner. She won a

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at the

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in taekwondo. She also competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, finishing 8th in her weight class. She won a

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at the

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In the 2002 South American Games in

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she finished in the second place in her category (Finweight –47 kg), but the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) gave only gold medals in that category. Finally, in the

2006 South American Games The VIII South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') were a multi-sport event held from 9 to 19 November 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with some events taking place in Mar del Plata (canoeing, ...

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, she won the gold medal.Resultados de la octava jornada de los VIII Juegos Odesur Buenos Aires-2006
from Terra/AFP Notwithstanding, that year ODESUR gave the silver and bronze medals

Olympic results

2004 *Finish in 8th. 2008 *Finish in 3rd, bronze Medal

References

1983 births Living people Venezuelan female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Venezuela Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Venezuela Olympic medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Competitors at the 2006 South American Games World Taekwondo Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-taekwondo-bio-stub