, ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada . ▁Dia z ▁also ▁competed ▁for ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁in ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁and ▁later ▁att ained ▁a ▁fifth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 7 - kg ▁division ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁narrow ly ▁missing ▁out ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁Olympic ▁medal ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Dia z ▁made ▁her ▁official ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁where ▁she ▁tra iled ▁behind ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁Je ung ▁E un - ok ▁ 1 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 - kg ▁class ▁during ▁an ▁exhibition ▁ta ek w ondo ▁event . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁division ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁before ▁suddenly ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁sport . ▁Six ▁years ▁later , ▁she ▁came ▁out ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁ret irement ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁another ▁bronze ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 3 - kg ▁class ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁in ▁W inn ip eg , ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada , ▁but ▁missed ▁her ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁where ▁ta ek w ondo ▁officially ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sport ing ▁program . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens ,