Francis Gómez (born October 1, 1968) is a retired female

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ka from

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. She competed for her native

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n country at the

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, where she lost in the semifinals of the Women's Half-Heavyweight (– 72 kg) division to

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's Estha Essombe. Gómez claimed a total number of three medals during her career at the

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References

* 1968 births Living people Venezuelan female judoka Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Venezuela Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists in judo Pan American Games bronze medalists in judo Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan sportswomen {{Venezuela-judo-bio-stub