Career
Paz qualified as a lone judoka for the Bolivian squad in the men"s half-lightweight class (66 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation. He conceded his opening match with a single shido penalty and succumbed to a single leg takedown (kuchiki taoshi) and a 1–0 score on waza-ari from Australia"s Heath Young after five minutes of regulation.