José Eugenio Vásquez de Jesús (born March 5, 1979, in

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) is a

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from the

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, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He picked up a total of fifteen medals in his career, including a bronze from the

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in Mayagüez,

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, attained a fifth-place finish in the 100-kg division at the

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in his native

, and represented his nation

in both 100 and over-100 kg class in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).

Career

Vasquez made his official debut at the

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, where he competed in the men's over-100 kg division. He lost his opening match to Kazakhstan's Vyacheslav Berduta, who immediately pushed him down the

tatami A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Tatamis are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 m by 1.8 m depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for traini ...

using the small outer hook ( kosoto gake) to produce an

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victory inside 37 seconds. At the

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, Vasquez reduced his weight to 100 kg, and qualified for his second Dominican Republic squad in the men's half-heavyweight category, by granting an unused berth from the

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and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee ( es, Comité Olímpico Dominicano). Vasquez could not improve his feat from the previous Games, as he conceded with a penalty and succumbed to an

and a tani otoshi (valley drop) from Finland's

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before the five-minute regulation expired during their opening match.

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