Juan José Paz

Juan José Paz
Personal information
Full name	Juan José Paz
Nationality	Bolivia
Born	24 September 1980 (age 44); Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event	66 kg

Juan José Paz (born September 24, 1980 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian judoka, who competed in the men's half-lightweight category.^[1] Paz qualified as a lone judoka for the Bolivian squad in the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.^[2] He conceded his opening match with a single shido penalty and succumbed to a single leg takedown (kuchiki taoshi) and a 1–0 score on waza-ari from Australia's Heath Young after five minutes of regulation.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan José Paz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "Pese a sus marcas, "olímpicos" sueñan con las medallas" [Despite their milestones, Olympians aspire to win medals] (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
^ "Judo: Men's Half-Lightweight (66kg/146 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ "JJ.OO.: Latinoamericanos no consiguen medallas en el judo" [Olympic Games: Latin Americans fail to win a single medal in judo] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

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