Diana Villavicencio

Diana Villavicencio
Personal information
Born (1985-11-10) 10 November 1985
Quevedo, Los Ríos, Ecuador
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de Janeiro- 57 kg
Pan American Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Buenos Aires- 57 kg
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2002 Rio de Janeiro- 57 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Buenos Aires- 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Medellin- 57 kg

Diana Johanna Villavicencio Rivera (born November 10, 1985) is a judoka from Ecuador.[1]

Bio

Villavicencio was born in Quevedo but she lives in capital city of Ecuador Quito.

When she was 13 her father Colón took her in gymnasium because her older sister Silvia Villavicencio was that time judo champion of Ecuador. First years she was forced to train judo but later due to trainer Daniel Calderón she has enjoyed it. Judo taught her perseverance and discipline.[2]

She trains almost every day at least 2 hours (before tournament 3h) under Iván Carcañán and Cuban Olympic champion Rafael Carbonell. She is 165 cm tall and she has sometimes problem with weight. She often must cut weight to qualify for the lightweight class.

Villavicencio studied jurisprudence at Universidad Nacional de Loja in 2010.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2001 Bolivarian Games 3rd Half Lightweight (-52 kg)
2002South American Games 2ndLightweight (- 57 kg)
2005 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2005 Bolivarian Games 2nd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2006 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (- 57 kg)
2006South American Games 2ndLightweight (- 57 kg)
2007Pan American Games 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2009Pan American Judo Championships 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2010South American Games 3rdLightweight (- 57 kg)
2010Pan American Judo Championships 5thLightweight (- 57 kg)

References

  1. ↑ Alberto Téllez Ramírez, Germán; Johanna Toro, Lily; Carolina Henao, Diana; David Rivera, Juan; Carlos Castaño Osorio, Jhon (2017-08-22). "PRUEBA DE HEMOLISIS DE ERITROCITOS HUMANOS v1". doi.org. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Abran paso que el "Jefe" acaba de llegar a Río" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-11-06.
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