Personal information | |
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Full name | Sergio Andrés Camacho |
Nationality | Colombia |
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | 14 March 1973
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Event | +100 kg |
Sergio Andrés Camacho (born March 14, 1973, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan-born Colombian judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. [1] Holding a dual citizenship, he captured a 2001 South American senior title for his own division, and had an opportunity to represent his naturalized nation Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]
Camacho qualified for his naturalized Colombian squad in the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. [2] [3] [4] He fell short in a thirteen-second, earth-shattering ippon and an uchi mata (inner thigh) throw to naturalized Australian judoka and Olympic veteran Semir Pepic during their opening match. [5] [6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sergio Andrés Camacho |
Nationality | Colombia |
Born | Caracas, Venezuela | 14 March 1973
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Judo |
Event | +100 kg |
Sergio Andrés Camacho (born March 14, 1973, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan-born Colombian judoka, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. [1] Holding a dual citizenship, he captured a 2001 South American senior title for his own division, and had an opportunity to represent his naturalized nation Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]
Camacho qualified for his naturalized Colombian squad in the men's heavyweight class (+100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela. [2] [3] [4] He fell short in a thirteen-second, earth-shattering ippon and an uchi mata (inner thigh) throw to naturalized Australian judoka and Olympic veteran Semir Pepic during their opening match. [5] [6]