Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz (born 21 February 1993) is a Bolivian race walker.[1] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 18th place.[2][3] It was the best result ever for Bolivia in Olympic athletics.[4] She was the flag bearer for Bolivia during both the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.[5][6]

Ángela Castro
Personal information
Full nameÁngela Melania Castro Chirivechz
Born (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 31)
La Paz, Bolivia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event20 kilometres race walk
Medal record
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima 20,000 m walk

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 20 km walk.[7] She won the 2021 Bolivian Race Walking Championship.[8] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Ángela Castro: 'La marcha me hizo la persona que soy'
  2. ^ "Ángela Castro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Bolivianos en Río: Ángela Castro logra histórico puesto 18 en marcha olímpica". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Athletics CASTRO Angela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Angela CASTRO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's 20 kilometres walk" (PDF). 2022 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Bolivia
Rio 2016
Succeeded by