Karla Marlene Sánchez Rodríguez (born October 27, 1991, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican modern pentathlete.[1] She is currently ranked no. 82 in the world by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Karla Marlene Sánchez Rodríguez |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | 27 October 1991 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Sanchez qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed as a lone female athlete in women's modern pentathlon. In the early rounds of the competition, Sanchez displayed her strong performance by attaining a fourth-place finish in the air pistol shooting event (AP40), with a score of 186 points.[2] She placed eighteenth in one-touch épée fencing, with a total of seventeen victories and eighteen losses, but dropped to a lower position in freestyle swimming and show jumping segments. Following her poor performance in the final rounds, Sanchez finished the event with cross-country running in twenty-eighth place, for a total score of 5,156 points.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlene Sánchez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Shooting". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Modern Pentathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Quedó en el 28" [She was 28]. Notimex (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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