Ysis Barreto

Ysis (Isis) Lenis Barreto Rodríguez (born March 27, 1980 in Caracas) is a judoka from Venezuela.

Ysis Barreto
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Judo Championships
2009 Buenos Aires - 63 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena -70 kg
2010 Mayaguez - 63 kg
2006 Cartagena Team
South American Games
2010 Medellín - 63 kg

Early and personal life

Barreto was born in Caracas and began judo when she was 13 years old.

She is member of Judo Anzoátegui club in Barcelona (Venezuela)[1]

After the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she wanted to retire, but decided against it. She said in an interview that she would like to compete at 2012 Olympic Games in London, but that "it won't be possible without a good trainer."[2]

Judo career

Barreto won the silver medal of the under 70 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in first match, she stood against Senegalese Cécile Hane and won. Her second match was against the Japanese Olympic Champion from Athens, Ayumi Tanimoto. She had tried various techniques, but the skilled Japanese judoka always countered it. Ayumi waited for her moment, which came after two minutes into the match. She took Barreto and held her for 25 seconds. Barreto lost by ippon (Yoko-shiho-gatame). She won her third match.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2008Olympic Games 7thHalf-Middleweight (- 63 kg)
2009Pan American Judo Championships 3rdHalf-Middleweight (- 63 kg)
2010South American Games 3rdHalf-Middleweight (- 63 kg)
2010Pan American Judo Championships 7thHalf-Middleweight (- 63 kg)

References
  1. http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=335441%5B%5D
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2010-06-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. colombia.com (2006-07-28). "Judo: Cuba demuestra su poderío al ganar mayoría de oro" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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