Ramón Ayala (judoka)

Ramón Ayala
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Ayala
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	15 August 1979 (age 44); San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Event	100 kg

Ramón Ayala (born August 15, 1979 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican judoka who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category.^[1] He picked up two silver medals in the 100-kg division at the Pan American Championships (2001 and 2003), attained a fifth-place finish at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and represented his nation Puerto Rico at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3]

Ayala qualified for the Puerto Rican squad in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation.^[2] Ayala received a bye in the first round, before losing to his next opponent Sami Belgroun of Algeria by an ippon and an inner-thigh throw (uchi mata) three minutes and five seconds into his opening match.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramón Ayala". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b Pillot Ortiz, Victor (8 June 2004). "Jessica García clasifica invitada" [Jessica García was invited to compete] (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia y Honduras aseguran plazas" [Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Honduras ensure spots] (in Spanish). Terra Networks. 3 May 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Judo: Men's Half-Heavyweight (100kg/220 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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