Lorena Benítes

Lorena Benítes
Personal information
Full nameLorena Aida Benítes Valverde
Nationality Ecuador
Born (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event+67 kg
ClubFederación Provincial de
Esmeraldas
Coached byDuvan 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

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lorena Benites". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's +67kg (+148 lbs) – Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.