Aythami Ruano Vega[a] (also spelled Aytami, born 18 June 1977) is a Spanish judoka. He earned medals at the European Judo Championships, gold in 2000 and silver in 2003.[1] After competing in the men's +100 kg event for Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[2][3] he retired from judo and took up Canarian wrestling.[4]

Aythami Ruano
Personal information
Full nameAythami Ruano Vega
Born18 June 1977 (1977-06-18) (age 48)
OccupationJudoka
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight190 kg (419 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Medal record
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com634

Achievements

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YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2003European Judo Championships 2ndHeavyweight (+100 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 5thOpen class
2001World Judo Championships 7thHeavyweight (+100 kg)
2000European Judo Championships 1stOpen class
1998European Judo Championships 5thOpen class

Notes

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  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruano and the second or maternal family name is Vega.

References

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  1. "Aythami Ruano". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 26 October 2004.
  2. "Aythami Ruano". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 October 2004.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aytami Ruano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. "Aythami cambia el judoki por la ropa de la lucha canaria" [Aythami changes judogi for the clothes of Canarian wrestling]. AS.com (in Spanish). 1 October 2004.
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