María Magda Cangá Valencia (born September 27, 1962) is a female

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. She competed for her native country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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, where she was defeated in the first round and carried the national flag at the opening ceremony. Cangá won the silver medal in the Women's Half Heavyweight (– 72 kg) division at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

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, after having gained bronze four years earlier in

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1962 births Living people Ecuadorian female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Ecuador Pan American Games silver medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1987 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 21st-century Ecuadorian women 20th-century Ecuadorian women {{Ecuador-judo-bio-stub