Diadenis Luna Castellano (born 11 September 1975) is a Cuban judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal in the women's Half Heavyweight (‍–‍72 kg) category, together with Ylenia Scapin.[1][2]

Diadenis Luna
Personal information
Full nameDiadenis Luna Castellano
Born11 September 1975 (1975-09-11) (age 48)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍72 kg, ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1996)
World Champ.Gold (1995)
Pan American Champ. (1997, 1998)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba ‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mara del Plata ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg ‍–‍78 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Guadalajara ‍–‍72 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Santo Domingo ‍–‍78 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53174
JudoInside.com962
Updated on 4 June 2023.

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympic medalist". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diadenis Luna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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