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Venezuelan Olympic judoka
Leonel Wilfredo Ruíz
Personal information
Full nameLeonel Wilfredo Ruíz Carmona
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1975-07-27) 27 July 1975 (age 49)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight178 kg (392 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event+100 kg

Leonel Wilfredo Ruíz Carmona (born July 27, 1975, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He picked up a gold medal in the over-100 kg division at the 2004 Pan American Championships in Margarita Island, and also represented his nation Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Ruiz qualified for the Venezuelan squad in the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by topping the field in his own division and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in Margarita Island. Much to the delight to the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Hall, Ruiz fell short in a, full-minute ippon and a yoko shiho gatame to the host nation Greece's Charalampos Papaioannou during their opening match.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonel Wilfredo Ruíz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Judoca Alvarenga obtuvo su boleto a Atenas 2004" [Judoka Alvarenga has booked a ticket to Athens 2004] (in Spanish). El Universal. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. "Venezolano Alvarenga completa nueve clasificados para Atenas 2004" [Venezuela's Alvarenga has completed a newest roster for Athens 2004] (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: La Nación. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. "Judo: Men's Heavyweight (+100kg/+220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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