Francisco Balanta Explained

Francisco Balanta
Birth Date:1998 3, df=yes
Country:Colombia
Weight Class:100 kg
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2023
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Year2:2024
Worlds Weight2:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:AM
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2021
Updated:24 May 2024

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

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2017 1st Team
3rd –90 kg
2018 3rd –90 kg
3rd –90 kg
2019 2nd –90 kg
2021 3rd –90 kg
2023 1st –100 kg
3rd Mixed team
3rd –100 kg
3rd Mixed team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's 90 kg event. 2019 Pan American Games. 22 March 2020.
  2. News: Más de 5 mil atletas en el camino de la formación. 4 December 2019. El Colombiano. 22 March 2020.