Giovanna José Blanco Bazon (born 18 December 1982) is a female

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from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division (+ 78 kg) at the

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in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Career

Blanco won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and represented her native country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. She won the gold medal in the open category, silver in over 78 kg and bronze in the team competition of the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia ( ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

she lost to Japanese Mika Sugimoto after only 51 seconds in the second round of the +78 kg category.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Venezuelan female judoka Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in judo Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-judo-bio-stub