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Dominican judoka (born 1979)
José Vásquez
Personal information
Full nameJosé Eugenio Vásquez de Jesús
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979 (age 45)
Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event100 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez +100 kg

José Eugenio Vásquez de Jesús (born March 5, 1979, in Santo Domingo) is a judoka from the Dominican Republic, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He picked up a total of fifteen medals in his career, including a bronze from the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, attained a fifth-place finish in the 100-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in his native Santo Domingo, and represented his nation Dominican Republic in both 100 and over-100 kg class in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).

Career

Vasquez made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's over-100 kg division. He lost his opening match to Kazakhstan's Vyacheslav Berduta, who immediately pushed him down the tatami using the small outer hook (kosoto gake) to produce an ippon victory inside 37 seconds.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Vasquez reduced his weight to 100 kg, and qualified for his second Dominican Republic squad in the men's half-heavyweight category, by granting an unused berth from the International Judo Federation and the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Dominicano). Vasquez could not improve his feat from the previous Games, as he conceded with a penalty and succumbed to an ippon and a tani otoshi (valley drop) from Finland's Timo Peltola before the five-minute regulation expired during their opening match.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Vásquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "Dominicana lleva 11 medallas en Juegos Centroamericanos 2010" [Dominicans obtained 11 medals at the 2010 Central American Games] (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Wanda Rijo y José Vásquez compiten hoy en Atenas 2004" [Wanda Rijo and José Vásquez will compete in Athens 2004 today] (in Spanish). Hoy Digital. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "45 Dominicans to Sydney Olympics". dr1.com. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. "Sydney 2000: Judo – Men's Heavyweight (+100kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 106–107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. "Vásquez y Rijo competirán hoy en los JO" [Vasquez and Rijo will compete at the Olympics] (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. "Judo: Men's Half-Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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