Liz Yeraldine Marcano Cabeza (born 3 June 1992) is a Venezuelan karateka. She was eligible to participate at the

Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...

as Karate has been recognised as a sporting event at the Deaflympics since 2009. Marcano Cabeza represented

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at the Deaflympics in 2013 and 2017. She soon became a popular karateka at the multi-sport event, as she claimed seven medals in her Deaflympic career, including five gold medals.

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1992 births Living people Venezuelan female karateka Deaf martial artists Venezuelan deaf people 21st-century Venezuelan women 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-karate-bio-stub