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Dalia Contreras

Dalia Contreras

Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Contreras and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

Dalia María Contreras Rivero (born September 20, 1983) is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in taekwondo.[1] She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th in her weight class.[2]

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She won a Silver Medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo[3]

In the 2002 South American Games in Brazil she finished in the second place in her category (Finweight –47 kg), but the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) gave only gold medals in that category.[4] Finally, in the 2006 South American Games in Buenos Aires, she won the gold medal.[5] Notwithstanding, that year ODESUR gave the silver and bronze medals

Olympic results

2004

  • Finish in 8th.

2008

  • Finish in 3rd, bronze Medal

See also

References

  1. [1]
    China wins women's under 49 kg taekwondo[permanent dead link] from the associated press, 20 August 2008[dead link]
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dalia Contreras". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. [3]
    14th Pan American Games -- Taekwondo[permanent dead link] at usa-taekwondo.us
  4. [4]
    Rio: Taekondo Brasileiro conquista mais tres ouros e mantem duelo com Venezuela[permanent dead link] from Comite Olimpico Brasileiro, 9 August 2002
  5. [5]
    Resultados de la octava jornada de los VIII Juegos Odesur Buenos Aires-2006 from Terra/AFP


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