José Vásquez (judoka)

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.[1] 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).[2][3]

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

Career

Vasquez made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's over-100 kg division.[4] 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.[5]

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).[3][6] 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.[7]

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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