Anny Lorena Cortez-Ortiz (Cortés-Ortiz) (born January 4, 1990 in Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

, Valle del Cauca) is a judoka from Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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Bio

Anny is a member of Liga Vallecaucana de Judo club and she is very good friend with world champion and Olympian Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear Orejuela is a female judoka from Colombia.-Bio:Yuri was born in Jamundí what is suburb of third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife...

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In autumn 2009 she underwent surgery of knee

Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision...

 so she could not start at Brazil Judo Grand Prix.

Judo

She is a stable member of Colombian national judo squad in half-heavyweight category and usually takes medals from a continental games and championships. She has good prospects to be one of the best judoka in her category because her sparring partner is Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear Orejuela is a female judoka from Colombia.-Bio:Yuri was born in Jamundí what is suburb of third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife...

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Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2009	Pan American Judo Championships 2009 Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships was held in Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 26th March to 27th March 2009.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-External links:**...	2nd	Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2010	South American Games Judo at the 2010 South American Games There were 22 judo events at the 2010 South American Games: 9 men's individual events, 9 women's individual events, men's and women's team and men's nage-no-kata and katame-no-kata. The events were held over March 19–22.-Medal table:-Medalists:...	2nd	Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2010	Pan American Judo Championships 2010 Pan American Judo Championships The Pan American Judo Championships were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 8th April to 11th April 2010.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :-External links:**...	5th	Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)
2011	Pan American Judo Championships 2011 Pan American Judo Championships The 2011 Pan American Judo Championships was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the CODE II Gymnasium from April 1–2, 2011. The event is being held as a test event for the 2011 Pan American Games...	3rd	Half-Heavyweight (–78 kg)

External links

• JudoInside (*some sources say "January 1, 1990" or it can be also "April 1, 1990")
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