Yulieth Sanchéz
# Yulieth Sanchéz

Yulieth Sanchéz-Bocanegra (born May 23, 1988 in Santander) is a judoka from Colombia.

## Bio

Yulieth lives and train in Bucaramanga, Santander. She started with judo around 1999 when she was 11.

She studies physical therapy at Universidad Manuela Beltrán in Bogotá and she is in eight semester (year 2010).

## Judo

She is very successful at Pan American Judo Championships, in last two years 2009 and 2010 she always got to final where she stood against Cuban Olympic medalist Yanet Bermoy. Their score is 1:1.

At 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam she lost her only match with Finnish judoka Jaana Sundberg.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 2nd | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |
| 2009 | World Judo Championships | AC | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |
| 2010 | South American Games | 3rd | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |
| 2010 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Half-Lightweight (- 52 kg) |
