Yuri Alvear
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Colombia
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| Women's judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | –70 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Rotterdam | –70 kg |
| Pan American Championships | ||
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2007 Montreal | –70 kg |
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2009 Buenos Aires | –70 kg |
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2008 Miami | –70 kg |
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2011 Guadalajara | –70 kg |
| South American Games | ||
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2006 Buenos Aires | –63 kg |
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2010 Medellín | –70 kg |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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2006 Cartagena | -57 kg |
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2006 Cartagena | Team |
Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born March 29, 1986 in Jamundí, Valle del Cauca[1]) is a female judoka from Colombia.
Early life
Yuri was born in Jamundí what is suburb of third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife.[citation needed] She has also a brother Harvy.
From youth she was very talented in all kind of sports she did like water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics.[citation needed] When she was 14 a judo trainer of Litecom school Ruperto Guaúña was looking for a girls in his judo team.[2] That's how Yuri became a judoka.
Yuri begun with judo late but she already had physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo.[citation needed]
She is very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez.[3]
Two weeks before 2010 Pan American Judo Championships after training she felt some pain in left knee. She went to doctor and he found that she has torn ACL.[4]
Judo career
Alvear won the bronze medal of the under 57 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5]
In 2008 she participated Olympic Games in Beijing where she placed 7th losing very close match with Leire Iglesias from Spain and lost change to fight for medal.[citation needed]
In 2009 she won World Championships in Rotterdam.[citation needed] In final she gained victory over Anett Mészáros from Hungary and became third South American judoka who won the title by Natasha Hernández in 1984[citation needed] and Daniela Krukower in 2003.[citation needed]
In 2012 she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London, beating Fei Chen of China. This was the first ever Olympic medal for Colombia in Judo.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 7th[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2009 | World Judo Championships | 1st[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2010 | South American Games | 1st[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2011 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd[citation needed] | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | 3rd | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
References
- ^ http://161.58.185.77/deportes/otros/38047-colombia-tiene-campeona-mundial-de-judo
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-6842727
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/juegos_nacionales_2008/home/vallecaucana-yuri-alvear-es-el-primer-oro-de-los-juegos-nacionales-_4682092-1
- ^ http://spanish.china.org.cn/sports/txt/2010-04/21/content_19870971.htm
- ^ colombia.com (2006-07-28). "Judo: Cuba demuestra su poderío al ganar mayoría de oro" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ elcolombiano.com (2012-08-01). "Yuri Alvear ganó medalla de bronce en judo" (in Spanish). Colprensa. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
External links
- JudoInside
- Sport-Reference as Yuri Avelar (typing error)