Alejandra Ortega (born 8 July 1994 in Mexico City) is a female racewalker from Mexico. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, where she finished 9th[1] and at the 2015 Pan American Games where she finished 8th.[2] She competed in the 2016 Olympics, finishing 41st.
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| Full name | Alejandra Ortega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1994 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 20 km race walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was the gold medalist in the junior race at the 2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup, vanquishing her closest competitor by more than two minutes.[3] The previous year she was the silver medalist at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, where she set the North American Junior Record at 46:00.[4] She was also champion at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF. August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "El portal único del gobierno. | gob.mx". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Mexico doiminate at Pan American Race Walking Cup - IAAF Race Walking Challenge | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "10 Kilometres Race Walk Women" (PDF). IAAF. May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Wjah.co.uk". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013.
External links
edit- Alejandra Ortega at World Athletics
- Alejandra Ortega at Olympics.com
- Alejandra Ortega at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Alejandra Ortega at Olympedia (archive)
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