José Camacho (judoka)

José Gregorio Camacho Lascarro (born April 26, 1983 in Barinas) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Olympian, a three-time medalist at the Pan American Judo Championships, and a bronze medalist for his division at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3]

José Camacho
Personal information
Full nameJosé Gregorio Camacho Lascarro
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1983-04-26) 26 April 1983
Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)90 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro 90 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 Montreal 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Buenos Aires 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guadalajara 90 kg

Camacho made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he lost the first preliminary match of men's middleweight class (90 kg), with an ippon and a kuchiki-taoshi (single leg takedown), to Argentina's Eduardo Costa.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Camacho competed for the second time in men's 90 kg class. Unlike his previous Olympics, Camacho defeated Ukraine's Valentyn Grekov in the first preliminary round, before losing out his next match, with an ippon and a tomoe nage (circle throw) to Pan American judo champion Eduardo Santos of Brazil.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Camacho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "Rousey Wins Gold Over Brazil, Hawn Wins Bronze". Team USA. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. "Ricardo Valderrama consigue la plata en campeonato panamericano de judo de Guadalajara" [Ricardo Valderrama gets silver in judo Pan American Championships in Guadalajara] (in Spanish). Correo del Orinoco. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. "Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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