Albenis Antonio Rosales (born March 18, 1983) is a Venezuelan judoka, who played in the half-heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2008 Pan American Judo Championships in Miami, Florida.[2]

Albenis Rosales
Personal information
Full nameAlbenis Antonio Rosales
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1983-03-18) 18 March 1983 (age 41)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event100 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Miami 100 kg

Rosales made his official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg). He lost his first preliminary match by an ippon and a tani otoshi (valley drop) to Olympic silver medalist Jang Sung-ho of South Korea.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albenis Rosales". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Cubanas protagonizan la primera jornada del Panamericano de Miami" [Cuban star in the first day of the Pan American Miami] (in Spanish). Cuba Encuentro. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's Half Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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