Katherine Alvarado (taekwondo)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Araya.

Katherine Alvarado
Personal information
Birth nameKatherine Alvarado Araya
Nationality Costa Rica
Born (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 36)
San José, Costa Rica
Sport
CountryCosta Rica
SportTaekwondo
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking13 (-67 kg category)
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Costa Rica
Pan American Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes -67 kg
Updated on 22 April 2016

Katherine Alvarado Araya (born 3 March 1988) is a Costa Rican taekwondo practitioner.

She competed in the -67 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[1] According to the Costa Rican Olympic Committee, her best historical ranking in the -67 kg category was at 13th place worldwide.[2] In 2019, she planned to compete in the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Japan.[3]

In March 2020, Alvarado participated in the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Heredia, ultimately reaching quarterfinals before elimination.[4]

References

  1. ^ "ALVARADO ARAYA, Katherine". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Katherine Alvarado Araya". CONCRC (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ Villarreal, Juan Diego (14 September 2019). "Taekwondo tico busca puntos para el Torneo Preolímpico en Japón y China". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.
  4. ^ Rojas, José Pablo Alfaro (12 March 2020). "Duro golpe para el taekwondo: los cinco atletas quedan fuera de Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.


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