SANCHO CHINCHILA Ian

World Championships

Year	Location	-66 kg
2021	Budapest, HUN	33
2019	Tokyo, JPN	65
2018	Baku, AZE	33
2017	Budapest, HUN	17
2015	Astana, KAZ	33
2013	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	33

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	-66 kg
2021	Guadalajara, MEX	9
2020	Montreal, QC, CAN	7
2019	Lima, PER	9
2018	San Jose, CRC	9
2017	Panama City, PAN	17

Grand Slam - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	7th	9th	16th	17th	30th-33rd
2021	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	3x	-
2020	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2x
2019	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-	3x
2018	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x

Grand Prix - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	5th	7th	8th	9th	10th	15th-33rd
2019	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x
2017	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-

World Cup - Tally of rank achieved per season and event since 2017

Year	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4rd	5th	7th	8th	9th	10th	15th-33rd
2021	-66 kg	-	1x	1x	-	2x	-	-	-	-	-
2020	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	1x
2018	-66 kg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1x	-	-

Grand Slam, Grand Prix & World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
2	2021	-66 kg	World Cup	Guayaquil, ECU
3	2021	-66 kg	World Cup	Punta Cana, DOM
5	2021	-66 kg	World Cup	Lima, PER
5	2021	-66 kg	World Cup	Guadalajara, MEX
9	2021	-66 kg	Grand Slam	Kazan, RUS
9	2020	-66 kg	World Cup	Warsaw, POL
9	2019	-66 kg	Grand Slam	Dusseldorf, GER
9	2018	-66 kg	World Cup	Hong Kong, CHN
9	2017	-66 kg	Grand Prix	Cancun, MEX
17	2021	-66 kg	Grand Slam	Antalya, TUR
17	2021	-66 kg	Grand Slam	Tbilisi, GEO
17	2021	-66 kg	Grand Slam	Tashkent, UZB

Athlete, Student

Tokai University, Tokyo, JPN

English, Spanish

Andres Sancho [father], CRC

His father Andres Sancho represented Costa Rica in judo at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and has also served as his coach. His two younger brothers have also competed for Costa Rica in judo. Julian won bronze in the -73kg category at the 2021 Panamerican Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico and competed at the 2021 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. His other brother Sebastian won bronze at the 2021 Panamerican Open event in Guayaguil, Ecuador. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Jul 2021; lateja.cr, 05 May 2021; judobase.ijf.org, 15 Apr 2021; concrc.org, 15 Apr 2019)

"Permanence, perseverance and persistence despite all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: this is what distinguishes strong souls from weak ones." (Instagram profile, 09 Sep 2021)