Ludwing Manuel Ortiz Florez (born February 23, 1976) is a male

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Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, who twice won the silver medal in the men's half lightweight division (– 66 kg) at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

(1999 and 2003). He represented his native country in three consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, starting in

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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* * * * 1976 births Living people Venezuelan male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1999 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games silver medalists in judo Pan American Games bronze medalists in judo South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Venezuelan people 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-judo-bio-stub