Elizabeth Copes
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| Full name | Elizabeth Carina Copes | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1976 La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 70 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Estudiantes de la Plata | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Fernando Yuma | ||||||||||||||
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'Elizabeth Carina Copes (born October 4, 1976 in La Plata) is an Argentine judoka, who competed in the women's middleweight category.[1] She held a 2002 Argentine senior title for her own division, picked up a total of thirteen medals in her career, including a coveted bronze from the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and also represented her nation Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Copes qualified for the Argentine squad in the women's middleweight class (70 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela.[2][4][5] She overwhelmed Greece's Alexia Kourtelesi in front of the massive home crowd for a victory in the opening match, before falling short to Dutch judoka and eventual silver medalist Edith Bosch, who scored an ippon and tightly wrapped her with an uchi mata makikomi fashion at one minute and nine seconds.[6] In the repechage round, Copes gave herself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal, but her powerful grips were not enough to throw and Spain's Cecilia Blanco into the tatami with an ippon seoi nage (one-arm shoulder throw) during their first playoff.[7][8]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Copes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ a b Dana, Fabio (27 February 2004). "Argentina rumbo a Atenas – Nota II" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "También hubo decepciones" (in Spanish). La Nación. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Copes ya es olímpica" (in Spanish). El Día (La Plata). 22 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rumbo a Atenas" (in Spanish). La Nación. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Judo: Copes y Costa pierden y van a repechaje" (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Judo: Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Repechage Round 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "La judoca olímpica Elizabeth Copes disparó contra el Gobierno provincial por la falta de apoyo" (in Spanish). Agencia Nova. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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External links
- Elizabeth Copes at JudoInside.com
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