Carmen Chalá
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Full name | Carmen Anita Chalá-Quilumba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 7, 1976 Carchi, Ecuador | (age 48)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carmen Anita Chalá-Quilumba (born June 7, 1976) is a judoka and former field athlete from Ecuador.
Early life, family and education
Carmen was born in the Ecuadoran province Carchi but at heart she is from Manabí.[1] Her family has many athletes in it: older sister Eva, and younger sisters Diana and Vanessa have all been national judo team members.[2]
Athletic career
Carmen Chalá was a national champion in athletics in shot put and discus throw. However by 1995, realizing that there are not many chances to be a successful field athlete at an international level, she began learning and practicing judo. She was 29 years old, considered very late to begin an endeavor like that. Her older sister Eva Chalá inspired her to try judo as she was already involved in it herself; Eva later became a referee for the sport as well.[2]
After only a month of judo training, Carmen became a national heavyweight champion. In the final, she defeated Olympian María Cangá, whom Carmen considered the nation's top female judo athlete.[2]
Although her success has been primarily within South American contests, Chalá participated at three Olympic Games but won only one match, defeating Sandra Köppen of Germany at the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2009, she wanted to join in politics but later delayed her candidature.[citation needed] She decided to continue as a athlete, aspiring to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but she did not.
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2000 | Olympic Games | AC | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2004 | Olympic Games | AC | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2008 | Olympic Games | 18th | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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1999 | Pan American Games | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2003 | Pan American Games | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2007 | Pan American Games | 2nd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2005 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2005 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Openweight |
2006 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2006 | Pan American Judo Championships | 8th | Openweight |
2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 7th | Openweight |
2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 5th | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Openweight |
2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Openweight |
2010 | Pan American Judo Championships | 5th | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2010 | Pan American Judo Championships | 10th | Openweight |
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2002 | South American Games | 1st | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2002 | South American Games | 2nd | Openweight |
2006 | South American Games | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2006 | South American Games | 2nd | Openweight |
2010 | South American Games | 3rd | Heavyweight (+ 78 kg) |
2010 | South American Games | 3rd | Openweight |
References
- ^ "Carmen Chalá". ecuadorcoe.org.ec. Ecuadoran Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ a b c "Las Chalá llevan el judo en la sangre" [The Chalá carry judo in their blood]. hoy.com.ec (in Spanish). Hoy Ecuador. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
External links
- Carmen Chalá on Facebook
- Carmen Chalá at JudoInside.com
- Carmen Chalá at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Carmen Chalá at World Athletics
- Carmen Chalá at Olympics.com
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Ecuadorian female judoka
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic judoka of Ecuador
- Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Ecuador
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador
- South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador
- South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 1990 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2006 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games