Fernanda Vargas

Fernanda Vargas
Personal information
Full nameFernanda Vargas Fernández
Born (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 22)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportPara taekwondo
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Veracruz +65 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago +65 kg

Fernanda Vargas Fernández[a] (born 24 October 2002)[1] is a Mexican para taekwondo practitioner.

At the World Championships in September 2023, Vargas won the silver medal when she lost to Amy Truesdale in the gold medal match.[2] Two months later, she won the gold medal in the women's +65 kg event at the Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

References

  1. ^ "VARGAS FERNANDEZ Fernanda". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 31 August 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ "GBR's Bush returns to top form with second Worlds title; Truesdale emerges winner again". World Taekwondo. 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Para taekwondo Medallistas por categoría de peso" (PDF) (in Spanish). 25 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.