Leon made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he lost the first preliminary match of men's lightweight class (73 kg), with an ippon and an osoto otoshi (big outer drop), to Moldova's Victor Bivol. Because his opponent advanced further into the semi-finals, Leon was offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts, but was defeated in the first round by Iran's Hamed Malekmohammadi, who successfully scored an ippon and a sukui-nage (double leg takedown), at one minute and fifty-four seconds.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Leon competed for the second time in men's 73 kg class. Leon lost the first preliminary match, by a koka and a golden score, to China's Si Rijigawa, although he received a penalty for false attack.[3]
Referencesedit
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^. Team USA. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External linksedit
Richard Leon at JudoInside.com
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richard, leon, judoka, richard, leon, vizcaya, born, january, 1976, caracas, distrito, capital, venezuelan, judoka, played, lightweight, category, bronze, medals, classes, 2006, american, judo, championships, buenos, aires, argentina, 2008, american, judo, cha. Richard Leon Vizcaya born January 7 1976 in Caracas Distrito Capital is a Venezuelan judoka who played for the lightweight category 1 He won two bronze medals for the 73 and 81 kg classes at the 2006 Pan American Judo Championships in Buenos Aires Argentina and at the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships in Miami Florida 2 Richard LeonPersonal informationFull nameRichard Leon VizcayaNationality VenezuelaBorn 1976 01 07 7 January 1976 age 48 Caracas Distrito Capital VenezuelaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Weight73 kg 161 lb SportSportJudoEvent73 kgMedal record Men s judoRepresenting VenezuelaPan American Championships2006 Buenos Aires 73 kg2008 Miami 81 kgLeon made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he lost the first preliminary match of men s lightweight class 73 kg with an ippon and an osoto otoshi big outer drop to Moldova s Victor Bivol Because his opponent advanced further into the semi finals Leon was offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts but was defeated in the first round by Iran s Hamed Malekmohammadi who successfully scored an ippon and a sukui nage double leg takedown at one minute and fifty four seconds At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Leon competed for the second time in men s 73 kg class Leon lost the first preliminary match by a koka and a golden score to China s Si Rijigawa although he received a penalty for false attack 3 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Richard Leon Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2012 Judo Stevens to Fight for Gold Tonight at Pan Am Championships Team USA 8 May 2008 Archived from the original on June 9 2012 Retrieved 26 December 2012 Men s Lightweight 73kg 161 lbs Preliminaries NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 26 December 2012 External links editRichard Leon at JudoInside com NBC Olympics Profile nbsp This biographical article related to Venezuelan judo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Leon judoka amp oldid 1194283755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
