María García
Personal information
Full nameMaría Altagarcia García Cáceres
Born (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987
La Vega
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2008, 2012)
World Champ.13th (2005)
Pan American Champ. (2005, 2007)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Caguas ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Montreal ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Isla Margarita ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Miami ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Santo Domingo ‍–‍52 kg
South American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cali ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF6014
JudoInside.com43434
Updated on 27 November 2022.

María Altagarcia García Cáceres (born 10 August 1987 in La Vega) is a Dominican Republican judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category. She became the first Dominican judoka to win a world championship medal, with a bronze at the 2006 Junior Championships.[1][2]

García has twice competed at an Olympic Games. She was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was defeated in the second round.[2] She has won silver medals at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2007 Pan American Judo Championships, and bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, and three editions of the Pan American Judo Championships.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "María García Buscará primera medalla de judo RD" [María García will seek her first DR judo medal]. hoy.com.do (in Spanish). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "María García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Maria Garcia". Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.


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