Oreidis Despaigne

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Oreidis Despaigne Terry (born 20 September 1981) is a male judoka from Cuba, winner of the Pan American Games men's half heavyweight division at the 2007 Games. Terry also won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and at the 2007 and 2010 World Championships.

Oreidis Despaigne
Personal information
Full nameOreidis Despaigne Terry
Born (1981-09-20) 20 September 1981 (age 44)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games9th (2004)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Bronze (2007, 2010)
Pan American Champ.‹See Tfd› (2004, 2006, 2007,
2009, 2010, 2010,
2011)
Profile at external databases
IJF962
JudoInside.com13539
Updated on 25 July 2023

Terry represented his native Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, competing in the men's 100 kg category.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the 3rd round, losing to Jang Sungho.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the 2nd round, losing to Ramziddin Sayidov.[3]

His older brother Yosvany Despaigne (born 1976) also competed as a judoka on the international level.

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oreidis Despaigne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Beijing 2008 Judo - Olympic Results by Discipline".
  3. "London 2012 90 100kg halfheavyweight men Results - Olympic judo".
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