Elizabeth Copes

{{Short description|Argentine judoka (born 1976)}}

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| fullname = Elizabeth Carina Copes

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| nationality = {{ARG}}

| sport = Judo

| event = 70 kg

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| club =Estudiantes de la Plata

| coach = Fernando Yuma

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina

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Elizabeth Carina Copes (born October 4, 1976, in La Plata) is an Argentine judoka, who competed in the women's middleweight category.{{cite sports-reference|title = Elizabeth Copes|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/elizabeth-copes-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/elizabeth-copes-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 29 November 2014}} She held a 2002 Argentine senior title for her own division, picked up a total of thirteen medals in her career, and also represented her nation Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|last=Dana|first=Fabio|title=Argentina rumbo a Atenas – Nota II|trans-title=Note 2: Argentines head to Athens|language=Spanish|url=http://www.espndeportes.com/news/story?id=214806|publisher=ESPN Deportes|date=27 February 2004|accessdate=29 November 2014}}{{cite news|title=También hubo decepciones|trans-title=There were also disappointments|language=Spanish|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/518737-tambien-hubo-decepciones|publisher=La Nación|date=12 August 2003|accessdate=29 November 2014}}

Copes qualified for the Argentine squad in the women's middleweight class (70 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second and receiving a berth from the Pan American Championships in Margarita Island, Venezuela.{{cite news|title=Copes ya es olímpica|trans-title=Copes heads to Olympics|language=Spanish|url=http://www.eldia.com.ar/ediciones/20040422/deportes16.asp|publisher=El Día (La Plata)|date=22 April 2004|accessdate=29 November 2014}}{{cite news|title=Rumbo a Atenas|trans-title=Flight to Athens|language=Spanish|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/593849-rumbo-a-atenas|publisher=La Nación|date=19 April 2004|accessdate=29 November 2014}} She overwhelmed Greece's Alexia Kourtelesi in front of the massive home crowd for a victory in the opening match, before falling short to Dutch judoka and eventual silver medalist Edith Bosch, who scored an ippon and tightly wrapped her with an uchi mata makikomi fashion at one minute and nine seconds.{{cite news|title=Judo: Copes y Costa pierden y van a repechaje|trans-title=Judo: Copes and Costa lost, but move on to repechage|language=Spanish|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/atenas2004/interna/0,,OI365570-EI2878,00-Judo+Copes+y+Costa+pierden+y+van+a+repechaje.html|publisher=Terra Networks|date=18 August 2004|accessdate=29 November 2014}} In the repechage round, Copes gave herself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal, but her powerful grips were not enough to throw and Spain's Cecilia Blanco into the tatami with an ippon seoi nage (one-arm shoulder throw) during their first playoff.{{cite web|title=Judo: Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Repechage Round 2|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/martial_arts/results/3534196.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=La judoca olímpica Elizabeth Copes disparó contra el Gobierno provincial por la falta de apoyo|trans-title=Olympic judoka Elizabeth Copes charged the provincial government due to lack of support|language=Spanish|url=http://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n=2004_9_10&id=17073&id_tiponota=7|publisher=Agencia Nova|date=10 September 2004|accessdate=29 November 2014}}