2008News

The best athletes of the year

The Dominican Olympic Committee honored the best athletes of the year yesterday. For the first time the Athlete of the Year Award was shared by six leading athletes – Yuderkis Contreras in weight lifting, Gabriel Mercedes, taekwondo, Wendy Cruz, cycling, Luis Lin Ju, table tennis, Heidi Rodriguez and Dionisio Gustavo, karate.

The winners by sport were:

Archery: Ludys Tejada, Modesto Betances

Badminton: Hector Pena, Veronica Vivieca

Baseball: Misael Jose Carela, Jenny Reyes Molina

Basketball: Manuel Fortuna, Johanna Morthon

Basque Ball: Idalberto Rincon, Esther Mateo

Bowling: Aumi Guerra, Rolando Antonio Sebelen

Boxing: Argenis Nunez

Canoe/Kayak Rowing: Luis Franco Nunez, Vianca Ramos

Chess: Jose Manuel Dominguez, Mercedes de la Cruz.

Cycling: Wendy Cruz, Juana Fernandez

Equestrian: Ivonne Losos de Muniz, Jose Broker

Fencing: Violeta Dorali Ramirez, Rafael Westhen

Football: Johanna Martinez, Wellington Agramante

Gymnastics: Jesus Vidal de Leon, Yamilet Pena

Handball: Suleydis Suarez Genao, Elvin Escoto

Hockey: Luis Manuel de los Santos, Estefany Guerrero

Judo: Maria Garcia, Teofilo Diek

Karate: Heidy Rodriguez, Dionisio Gustavo

Modern Pentathlon: Julio Benjamin, Ana Luisa Gil

Racketball: Claudine Garcia, Luis Perez

Sailing: Sebastian Mera, Paloma Esteban

Shooting: Jennifer Reyes, Rafael Vargas

Skeet: Domingo Lorenzo Casanova

Skating: Devile Azucena, Felix Mateo

Softball: Rosaura Perez, Franklin Gomez

Surfing: Junior Gomez

Swimming: Jacinto Ayala, Laura Rodriguez

Taekwondo: Gabriel Mercedes, Jahaira Peguero

Tennis: Luisiana Rodriguez, Victor Estrella

Track & Field: Felix Sanchez, Marlenys Mejia

Triathlon: Javier Cuevas, Laura Gaitan

Volleyball: Amaury Martinez, Bethania Cruz

Weightlifting: Yuderki Contreras, Juan Carlos Quiteria

Wrestling: Vanesa Torres Batista, Jose Antonio Arias Paredes, Carlos Felix Garcia