Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the –90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

Francisco Balanta

Personal information
Born	16 March 1998
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Judo
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Colombia Pan American Games 2019 Lima –90 kg South American Games 2018 Cochabamba –90 kg Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla –90 kg

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he 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, he competed in the –90 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.

References

1. "Men's 90 kg event" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "Más de 5 mil atletas en el camino de la formación". El Colombiano. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

External links

• Francisco Balanta at JudoInside.com