Leidys Brito (born July 5, 1984) is an athlete from
Venezuela
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who competes in
archery
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.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, Brito finished her ranking round with a total of 628 points. This gave her the 36th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced
Wu Hui-Ju in the first round, beating the archer from
Chinese Taipei
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104–98. In the second round she was unable to beat fourth seed
Khatuna Narimanidze of
Georgia
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who won the confrontation with 111–98.
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2012 Summer Olympics
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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, Brito finished the ranking round with 634 points, and drew
Cheng Ming in the first knockout round. She lost to Cheng, who was the eventual silver medallist.
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1984 births
Living people
Olympic archers for Venezuela
Archers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Archers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Venezuelan female archers
Archers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela
South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
South American Games silver medalists for Venezuela
South American Games medalists in archery
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in archery
Sportspeople from Maturín
Archers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
Pan American Games bronze medalists in archery
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
21st-century Venezuelan sportswomen
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