Carmenza Delgado Castillo (born May 5, 1972 in

Cartago, Valle del Cauca Cartago () is a city in southwestern Colombia, about west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, Risaralda about a 20-minute drive. It is the sixth largest ...

) is a retired

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from

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. She twice competed for her native

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n country at the

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(2000 and 2004), finishing in fourth and ninth place. Delgado twice won a medal in the women's super-heavyweight division (+ 75 kg) at the

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