Francisco Balanta

Francisco Balanta (born 16 March 1998) is a Colombian judoka. In 2019 he won the silver medal in the –90 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

At the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia he won one of the bronze medals in the –90 kg event. Later that year he also won one of the bronze medals in the –90 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

In 2019 he competed in the –90 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match.