Mary Dee Vargas Ley (born 7 December 1996)[1] is a Chilean judoka. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Judo Championships and a bronze medalist at the Pan American Games. She represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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| Full name | Mary Dee Vargas Ley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 28592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 100845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editIn 2017, Vargas competed in the women's 48 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Milica Nikolić of Serbia.
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event.[2]
In 2020, Vargas won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3] In January 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4] In June 2021, she competed in the women's 48 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Vargas represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She competed in the women's 48 kg event where she was eliminated in her second match.[6]
She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2023 World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar where she was eliminated in her first match. In 2024, Vargas represented Chile at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match in the women's 48 kg event.
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2018 | South American Games | 3rd | −48 kg |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | 3rd | −48 kg |
| 2020 | Pan American Championships | 3rd | −48 kg |
| 2021 | Pan American Championships | 1st | −48 kg |
| 2022 | Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships | 2nd | −48 kg |
| 2023 | Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships | 1st | −48 kg |
| 2024 | Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships | 1st | −48 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Mary Dee Vargas". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Judo Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (20 November 2020). "Canadian judokas earn three golds as Pan American Championships begins". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Mary Dee Vargas clasificó a Tokio y será la primera chilena en el judo olímpico". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
edit- Mary Dee Vargas at the International Judo Federation
- Mary Dee Vargas at JudoInside.com
- Mary Dee Vargas at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Mary Dee Vargas at Olympics.com
- Mary Dee Vargas at Olympedia
- Mary Dee Vargas at The-Sports.org
- Mary Dee Vargas on Instagram
