Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Colombia
SportJudo
‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
R16 (2023, 2024)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2021, 2025, 2026)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoMixed team
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Guadalajara‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Santiago‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Panama City‍–‍100 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Santo Domingo‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barranquilla‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 San SalvadorMixed team
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Cochabamba‍–‍90 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Santa MartaTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Lima-AyacuchoMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2017 Santa Marta‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 La Paz‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Cancún‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Cordoba‍–‍90 kg
South American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Lima‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26040
JudoInside.com98853
Updated on 23 April 2026

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. He won the silver medal in the ‍–‍90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Balanta won one of the bronze medals in the ‍–‍90 kg event. Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the ‍–‍90 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2019, Balanta competed in the ‍–‍90 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
Representing  Colombia
2017 Bolivarian Games1stTeam
3rd–90 kg
2018South American Games3rd–90 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games3rd–90 kg
2019Pan American Games2nd–90 kg
2021Pan American Championships3rd–90 kg
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games1st–100 kg
3rdMixed team
Pan American Games3rd–100 kg
3rdMixed team
2025 Pan American Championships3rd–100 kg
Bolivarian Games1st–100 kg
2ndMixed team
2026 Pan American Championships3rd–100 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games2nd–100 kg

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 90 kg event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Más de 5 mil atletas en el camino de la formación". El Colombiano. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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