Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian

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. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg event at the

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held in Lima, Peru. At the

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held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Balanta won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event. Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event at the

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games The 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia. Asamblea ODECABE, Islas Caimán' (translation: "CASCO Assembly, Cayman Islands"). Published by CACSO on 2012-10-27; retrieved 2012-11-13. Bidding process Quetz ...

held in Barranquilla, Colombia. In 2019, Balanta competed in the 90 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by

Abderrahmane Benamadi Abderrahmane Benamadi ( ar, عبد الرحمان بن عمادي, born 3 July 1985) is an Algerian judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the ...

of Algeria.

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* * * Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people) Colombian male judoka South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2018 South American Games Pan American Games medalists in judo Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo 21st-century Colombian people Balanta family Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games bronze medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in judo {{Colombia-judo-bio-stub