Dalia María Contreras Rivero (born September 20, 1983) is a Venezuela

Venezuela

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n taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 practitioner. She won a bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...

 in taekwondo. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....

, finishing 8th in her weight class.

She won a Silver Medal

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 at the 2003 Pan American Games

2003 Pan American Games

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 in Santo Domingo

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In the 2002 South American Games

2002 South American Games

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 in Brazil

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 she finished in the second place in her category (Finweight –47 kg), but the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) gave only Gold Medal in that category. Finally, in the 2006 South American Games

2006 South American Games

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 in Buenos Aires

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she won the Gold Medal. Notwithstanding, that year ODESUR gave the silver and bronze medals