Oreidis Despaigne Terry (born 20 September 1981) is a male judoka from

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

, winner of the Pan American Games men's half heavyweight division at the 2007 Games, he also won the bronze medal at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

and at the 2007 and 2010 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the 3rd round, losing to Jang Sungho. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he again reached the 3rd round, losing to Ramziddin Sayidov. His older brother

Yosvany Despaigne Yosvane Despaigne Terry (born April 13, 1976, in Cienfuegos) is a male judoka from Cuba, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division (– 90 kg) at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003). He represented his nati ...

(born 1976) also competed as a judoka on the international level.

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* * 1981 births Living people Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Cuba Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games Cuban male judoka Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in judo Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-judo-bio-stub