She was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico,[3] on December 29, 1983. She is 120.2 kilograms (265 lb).[1] Her parents are Carmelo Mojica and Julia Rosario, and she has two sisters: Melani and Julisa.[4] Mojica went to the Medardo Carazo High School and studied Biology at University of Turabo.[4]
She won the gold medal in the over 78 kg and the open category, as well the silver in the team competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, held in her home country, Puerto Rico.[3]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Mojica and the second or maternal family name is Rosario Melissa Mojica Rosario born December 29 1983 is a Puerto Rican judoka 2 Melissa MojicaPersonal informationFull nameMelissa Mojica RosarioBorn 1983 12 29 December 29 1983 age 40 Trujillo Alto Puerto RicoOccupationJudokaYears active2005 2016Height5 ft 10 in 178 cm Weight265 lb 120 kg 1 SportCountryPuerto RicoSportJudoWeight class 78 kgAchievements and titlesOlympic GamesR16 2012 2016 World Champ 7th 2021 Pan American Champ 2008 Medal record Women s judoRepresenting Puerto RicoPan American Games2011 Guadalajara 78 kg2019 Lima 78 kgPan American Championships2008 Miami Open2005 Caguas Open2007 Montreal 78 kg2012 Montreal 78 kg2006 Buenos Aires 78 kg2006 Buenos Aires Open2008 Miami 78 kg2010 San Salvador 78 kg2010 San Salvador Open2011 Guadalajara 78 kg2013 San Jose 78 kg2016 Havana 78 kg2019 Lima 78 kg2021 Guadalajara 78 kgIJF Grand Slam2012 Moscow 78 kg2009 Rio de Janeiro 78 kgIJF Grand Prix2016 Samsun 78 kg2016 Almaty 78 kg2019 Montreal 78 kgCentral American and Caribbean Games2010 Mayaguez 78 kg2010 Mayaguez Open2010 Mayaguez Women s team2006 Cartagena 78 kg2006 Cartagena Open2014 Veracruz 78 kgProfile at external databasesIJF959JudoInside com42640Updated on November 27 2022 Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Judo career 3 Achievements 4 References 5 External linksEarly and personal life editShe was born in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico 3 on December 29 1983 She is 120 2 kilograms 265 lb 1 Her parents are Carmelo Mojica and Julia Rosario and she has two sisters Melani and Julisa 4 Mojica went to the Medardo Carazo High School and studied Biology at University of Turabo 4 Judo career editMojica won the bronze medal in both the open 5 and the over 78 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games 6 She won the gold medal in the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships in Miami 7 She won the gold medal in the over 78 kg and the open category as well the silver in the team competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games held in her home country Puerto Rico 3 At the 2011 Pan American Games she lost the final to the Cuban Idalys Ortiz to win the silver medal at the 78 kg category in the regional games held in Guadalajara Mexico 8 Mojica won in May 2012 the silver medal at the Moscow Grand Slam after being defeated by the Brazilian Maria Suelen Altheman who won her category gold medal 9 At the 2012 Summer Olympics she defeated the Saudi teenager Wojdan Shaherkani who competed with a special hijab in only 82 seconds 10 After the combat Mojica claimed that she does not care about religious issues but every woman should have the opportunity to compete at the Olympics 11 She then lost to Russian Elena Ivashchenko by Ippon in the second round ending her participation in the 78 kg category at London United Kingdom 12 Achievements editYear Tournament Place Weight class2005 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Openweight2006 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight 78 kg 2006 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Openweight2007 Pan American Judo Championships 2nd Heavyweight 78 kg 2007 Pan American Judo Championships 5th Openweight2007 Pan American Games 5th Heavyweight 78 kg 2007 World Judo Championships AC Heavyweight 78 kg 2008 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight 78 kg 2008 Pan American Judo Championships 1st Openweight2009 World Judo Championships AC Heavyweight 78 kg 2010 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight 78 kg 2010 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Openweight2011 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight 78 kg References edit a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 20 2016 Retrieved August 13 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Melissa Mojica Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on December 4 2016 a b Holsum 2010 Melissa Mojica Rosario Judo in Spanish Retrieved August 21 2012 a b Melissa Mojica COPUR 2012 Archived from the original on August 15 2012 Retrieved August 21 2012 Cartagena Dominicana y Venezuela sacan oro Terra in Spanish Cartagena Colombia AP July 29 2006 Retrieved August 1 2012 colombia com July 26 2006 Judo Cuba gano cuatro medallas de oro y se afianza in Spanish EFE Retrieved August 18 2012 Sendas preseas de oro en Miami El Nuevo Dia in Spanish May 11 2008 Archived from the original on January 22 2013 Retrieved August 21 2012 Sendas Cuba alza el oro y Puerto Rico la plata en los 78 kilos femenino de judo Terra in Spanish EFE November 26 2011 Retrieved August 21 2012 Rosario Myrian May 28 2012 Maria Suelen Altheman comemora titulo e revanche contra Porto Riquenha no Grand Slam de Moscou Judo Paulista in Portuguese MR Comunicacao Archived from the original on December 31 2012 Retrieved August 21 2012 London 2012 Saudi Arabia s 1st female judo athlete loses bout in 82 seconds Toronto Star Associated Press August 3 2012 Waldie Paul August 3 2012 Saudi judoka makes historic Olympic appearance The Globe and Mail Retrieved August 1 2012 Resultados de la final de la categoria de 78 kg mujeres de judo Terra in Spanish AFP August 3 2012 Retrieved August 21 2012 External links editMelissa Mojica at the International Judo Federation nbsp Melissa Mojica at JudoInside com nbsp Melissa Mojica at AllJudo net in French nbsp Melissa Mojica at Olympics com nbsp Melissa Mojica at Olympedia nbsp Melissa Mojica at The Sports org nbsp Melissa Mojica on Instagram nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melissa Mojica amp oldid 1215646723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
