Lorena Benítes
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lorena Aida Benítes Valverde |
| Nationality |
 Ecuador |
| Born |
24 July 1982 Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | +67 kg |
| Club |
Federación Provincial de Esmeraldas |
| Coached by | Duvan Cangá |
Lorena Aida Benítes Valverde (born July 24, 1982 in Esmeraldas) is an Ecuadorian taekwondo practitioner.[1] She represented Ecuador at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed and played for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), an event which was later dominated by Mexico's María Espinoza. She was eliminated in the first preliminary round of the competition, after being defeated by Australia's Carmen Marton, who only scored two points in the match.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lorena Benites". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's +67kg (+148 lbs) – Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
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