Francisco Balanta

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Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 28)
OccupationJudoka
Country Colombia
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Francisco Balanta
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 28)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Colombia
SportJudo
Weight class100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R16 (2023, 2024)
Pan American Champ.‹See Tfd› (2021, 2025, 2026)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoMixed team
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Guadalajara90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Santiago100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Panama City100 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barranquilla90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 San SalvadorMixed team
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Cochabamba90 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Santa MartaTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho100 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Lima-AyacuchoMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2017 Santa Marta90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 La Paz90 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Cancún90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Cordoba90 kg
South American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Lima81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26040
JudoInside.com98853
Updated on 23 April 2026

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. He won the silver medal in the 90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Balanta won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event. Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 90 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2019, Balanta competed in the 90 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Abderrahmane Benamadi of Algeria.

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