Vanina Paola Sánchez Berón (born March 13, 1979, in
San Martín de los Andes
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,
Neuquén
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) is an Argentine
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
practitioner. She is a three-time medalist at the
Pan American Games
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, and a silver medalist for the 60 kg division at the
1995 World Taekwondo Championships
The 1995 World Taekwondo Championships were the 12th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Manila, Philippines from November 17 to November 21, 1995, with 598 athletes participating from 77 countries.
Medal summary
Men
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in
Manila, Philippines
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.
Sanchez made her official debut for the
2004 Summer Olympics
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in
Athens
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, where she competed in the women's welterweight category (67 kg). She lost the first preliminary match to Philippines'
Mary Antoinette Rivero
Mary Antoinette Rivero (born February 26, 1988), also known as Toni Rivero, is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. She represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Rivero was born in Makati.
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by a superiority decision from the judges, with a score of 10–10.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, Sanchez qualified for the second time in the women's 67 kg class after winning the championship title from the Pan American Qualification Tournament in
Cali, Colombia
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. Sanchez improved her performance from the previous games by defeating Turkey's
Sibel Güler
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in the preliminary round; however, she lost her next match to Canada's
Karine Sergerie
Karine Sergerie (born February 1, 1985) is the 2007 world champion in women's lightweight (under 63 kg) taekwondo. She is Canada's first female world champion in the sport.
Biography
Sergerie was born in Sainte-Catherine, Quebec, Canada. ...
, who was able to score three points at the end of the game. Because Sergerie advanced further into the final match against South Korea's
Hwang Kyung-Seon
Hwang Kyung-seon (, born May 21, 1986), also spelled Hwang Kyung-sun, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Olympics
In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -6 ...
, Sanchez offered another shot for the bronze medal through the repechage bout, where she was defeated by Australia's