Ileana Benita Beltrán Zulueta (born May 24, 1971, in
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Ciudad de la Habana) is a retired female
judo
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ka from
Cuba
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. She twice competed for her native country at the
Summer Olympics
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in the Women's Half-Middleweight (– 61 kg) division: 1992 and 1996. Beltrán twice won a gold medal at the
Pan American Games
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