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Catalina Peláez (born September 4, 1991, in Bogotá) is a professional squash player who represents Colombia. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 56 in October 2015.[1]
| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 4, 1991 Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Black Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 56 (October 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 104 (October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2003, she was injured in a car bomb explosion at Club El Nogal in the Colombian armed conflict. Her injuries prevented her from walking for two months, and from playing squash for about five months. She has spoken of how all she could think of was to get better to be able to return to sports. "Sports was my motivation and my salvation during those hard times."[2]
References
edit- ^ "Catalina Pelaez". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ staff, Squash Mad (2023-11-10). "Colombia's Catalina Peláez: How squash helped rebuild life after terrorist attack". Squash Mad. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
External links
edit- Catalina Peláez at WISPA (archived)
- Catalina Peláez at WSA (archived)
- Catalina Peláez at Squash Info
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