Cecilia Blanco García[a] (born 23 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish judoka.[1] She competed in two Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens in the 70 kg event where she lost the repechage semifinals to Qin Dongya and in 2012 in London in the 70 kg event where she lost her second match to Raša Sraka.[1][2] Blanco won three silver medals (2001, 2004, 2011) and one bronze medal (2010) at the European Judo Championships.[3]

Cecilia Blanco
Personal information
Full nameCecilia Blanco García
Born (1979-02-23) 23 February 1979 (age 45)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2004)
World Champ.5th (2001, 2010)
European Champ.Silver (2001, 2004, 2011)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF424
JudoInside.com6201
Updated on 15 November 2022

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cecilia Blanco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Cecilia Blanco". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Cecilia Blanco – Results Overview". Judo Inside. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
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