Tatiana Martine Bvegadzi (born 30 January 1979 in

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) is a Congolese

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, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She picked up a bronze medal in the over-78 kg division at the

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in Tunis, Tunisia, and represented the

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at the

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Career

Bvegadzi qualified as a lone judoka for the Congolese squad in the women's heavyweight class (+78 kg) at the

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, by placing third and receiving a berth from the African Championships in

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. She lost her opening match to Cuban judoka and eventual silver medalist

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, who quickly pinned and subdued her on the tatami with an

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(leg wheel) throw in forty-three seconds. Bvegadzi gave herself a chance for Congo's first Olympic medal at these Games through the repechage, but came up short in another defeat to Great Britain's

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by an ippon and a tsuri goshi (lifting hip throw) nearly two minutes into their first playoff of the draft.

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* 1979 births Living people Republic of the Congo female judoka Olympic judoka for the Republic of the Congo Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brazzaville African Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games silver medalists for the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-judo-bio-stub