Katherine Rodríguez

Katherine Rodríguez
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara 67 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cancún +73 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayaguez Under 67kg

Katherine Julissa Rodríguez Peguero (born December 18, 1991, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner who has won two medals for her home country in regional games.[1]

Career

Katherine won the silver medal in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games at the Under 67 kg category.[2][3]

Rodríguez won the bronze medal at the 67 kg category at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]

She represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

She won the 2021 Pan American Championships Bronze medal in the +73 kg category.[7] She won the Kyorugi team competition gold medal with Mayerlin Mejía and Madelyn Rodríguez.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Grullón Taekwondo conquista torneo". La Informacion (in Spanish). 2010-09-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  2. ^ "Mercedes y Vásquez recuperan oro y Aruba gana primeras medallas en doce años" (in Spanish). Terra. EFE. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Ramón (2011-07-29). "Mercedes se lleva el oro por tercera vez". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Carlos (2011-10-17). "Rodríguez da tercera medalla de taekwondo". El Caribe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  5. ^ "República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  6. ^ "Taekwondo RODRIGUEZ PEGUERO Katherine". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ "Katherine Rodríguez, bronce en Panamericano de Taekwondo" (in Spanish). Record Acento. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  8. ^ "Taekwondo conquista oro equipo femenino" [Taekwondo wins gold for women's team]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.