HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Oreidis Despaigne
OR:
Oreidis Despaigne on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Oreidis Despaigne Terry (born 20 September 1981) is a male
judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...
from
Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
, winner of the Pan American Games men's half heavyweight division at the 2007 Games. Terry also won a bronze medal at the
2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...
and at the
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
and 2010 World Championships. Terry represented his native Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, competing in the men's 100 kg category. At the
2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
he reached the 3rd round, losing to Jang Sungho. At the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
he reached the 2nd round, losing to
Ramziddin Sayidov Ramziddin Sayidov (born 14 April 1982) is an Uzbekistani judoka. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, Sayidov was stopped in the round of 32 by Siarhei Shundzikau of Belarus. Sayidov won a bronze medal in the middleweight (90 kg) categ ...
. His older brother Yosvany Despaigne (born 1976) also competed as a judoka on the international level.


References


External links

* * 1981 births Living people Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for 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 gold medalists in judo Pan American Games bronze 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 sportsmen {{Cuba-judo-bio-stub