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Ana Villanueva
Personal information
Full nameAna Josefa Villanueva Fabián
NationalityDominican
Born (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)
Cotuí, Dominican Republic
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportKarate
EventUnder 50 kg

Medal record

Women's Karate
Representing the  Dominican Republic
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris Under 50 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Under 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Under 50 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team Kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Under 50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Team Kumite

Ana Josefa Villanueva Fabián[1] (born March 20, 1982 in Cotuí[2]) is a karateka from the Dominican Republic who won the gold medal at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

Early age and personal life

Villanueva started practicing boxing and volleyball. She is a student of AccountingatUniversidad Organización y Método[3] and is a member of the Dominican Air Force;[2][4] there she received the promotiontoSergeant major in 2011.[5]

Ana took the money she collected after the 2011 Pan American Games winning, to repay the mortgage loan over her family house. They used the mortgagetofund the liver cancer treatment for one of Villanueva's brothers.[3]

Career

Villanueva win the gold medal at the team kumite competition during the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, held in Colombia.[6][7]

At the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championship held in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Ana win the old medal at the Team Kumite category and the silver at the under 50 kg.[8][9][10] The next year, she took the gold medal in under 50 kg and bronze in the open category medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Championships[11][12][13]

Ana took two bronze medals at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, one in the under 50 kg, and the other at the team kumite competition.[14][15]

2011

Villanueva won the gold medal in the kumite –50 at the Ibero-American Championship, held in Managua, Nicaragua.[16][17] Three months later, at the 2011 Pan American Games, Ana win the under 50 kg gold medal, defeating the Chilean Gabriela Bruna in the final match.[18][19] For this winning she collected a RD$500,000 (approx. US$13,017 in November 2011) award by the President of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Leonel Fernández.[20]

2012

For her achievements during 2011, Ana was selected in February along with Dionicio Gustavo, Karate Athlete of the year.[21] She was also one of the 10 nominees for the Dominican Republic Athlete of the Year, finally won by Luguelín Santos.[22]

In March 2012, her hometown mayor awarded Ana for making them proud for her achievements.[23]

2013

Villanueva won the silver medal of the IV Iberoamerican Championship after losing to Venezuelan Aurimer Campos 3-4.[24] The then won the bronze medal in kumite -50 kg and gold in team kumite.[25]

References

  1. ^ Contraloria General de la República (April 2012). "Consulta de Empleados del Estado" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  • ^ a b Reyes, Leonardo (2007-03-13). "Puños y patadas en acción" (in Spanish). El Caribe. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ a b Rodríguez, Ramón (2011-12-10). "Villanueva y Gustavo, unidos en un mismo propósito en la vida" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "La FAD en los Panamericanos" (in Spanish). Fuerza Aérea Dominicana. 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Orden general No.0014(2011)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fuerza Aérea Dominicana. 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Karate: Cuba fue la más beneficiada con tres medallas de oro" (in Spanish). Colombia.com. EFE. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ Sternberg, Alex (2006-07-24). "Cuba recuperó su poderío al ganar el kárate con seis de oro" (in Spanish). 7dias. EFE. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ "Mexico subcampeon centroamericano" (in Spanish). FEMEKA. NOTIMEX. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Logra campeonato karate Centroamérica y el Caribe" (in Spanish). Karate-Do News. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Resultados por Categoria" (in Spanish). CCCK. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ Espinal, José Alfredo (2010-04-27). "Dominicana campeón karate". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  • ^ "Resultados IX Campeonato Centro Americano y del Caribe de Karate" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ "México y República Dominicana ganan IV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Kárate Do" (in Spanish). Scribd. 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ Cáceres, José (2010-07-24). "Cuba Dionisio y Montilla logran oro en competencias de karate" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ Soldevila, Dionisio (2010-07-24). "RD conquista cinco oro en PR; gana en béisbol, karate, tenis de mesa y Boliche" (in Spanish). El Nacional. AP. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ "México y República Dominicana ganan IV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Kárate Do" (in Spanish). Fox News Latino. EFE. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  • ^ "Karatecas de la RD se bañaron en oro". Diario Libre (in Spanish). EFE. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  • ^ "Venezolano Herrera y colombiano Rendón se llevan oros en karate panamericano" (in Spanish). Terra. AFP. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "VILLANUEVA Ana J". Guadalajara 2011. 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Fernández entrega más de RD$13 millones a medallistas panamericanos". Diario @ Diario (in Spanish). 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Dionisio y Villanueva son karatecas del año" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ "Contreras, Guerra y Mercedes entre los candidatos" (in Spanish). El Caribe. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ Salcedo, Nelson (2012-03-13). "Alcaldía Cotuí reconoce atleta" (in Spanish). La Informacion. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  • ^ Cáceres, José (2013-10-05). "Dimitrova gana oro Iberoamericano de Karate". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  • ^ "Con broche de oro". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Chinclayo, Perú. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-12-05.

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