Yosvane Despaigne Terry (born April 13, 1976, in

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) is a male

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, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight division (– 90 kg) at the

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(1999 and 2003). He represented his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in

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. His younger brother

Oreidis Despaigne Oreidis Despaigne Terry (born 20 September 1981) is a male judoka from Cuba, 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 and at the 2007 and 20 ...

was also competing as a judoka on the international level.

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1976 births Living people Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for Cuba Cuban male judoka Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in judo Universiade medalists in judo Universiade bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Cienfuegos 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-judo-bio-stub