Heidy Marleny Juárez Guzmán (born May 14, 1977 in Los Angeles) is a Guatemalan taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's welterweight category.[1] She picked up a total of eight medals in her career, including a silver from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a bronze from the 1995 World Taekwondo Championships in Manila, Philippines, and finished fourth in the 67-kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing a chance to become Guatemala's first ever Olympic medalist in history.[2][3]
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| Full name | Heidy Pinto | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1977 Guatemala City, Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juarez qualified for the Guatemalan squad in the women's welterweight class (67 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Puerto Rico's Ineabelle Díaz and granting a berth from the Pan American Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico.[4][5] She opened her match with a superb 7–0 victory over Australia's Caroline Bartasek, before dropping a 4–6 decision to the local favorite Elisavet Mystakidou of Greece by the powerful commotion of the home crowd in the quarterfinals.[6] In the repechage rounds, Juarez came strong from her premature exit to edge New Zealand's Verina Wihongi 4–1, and then yielded her revenge over Puerto Rican fighter Ineabelle Díaz for a 5–2 victory to mount a chance for Guatemala's first ever Olympic medal, but she failed to salvage it in a 2–5 defeat to South Korea's Hwang Kyung-seon.[3][7][8]
At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Juarez improved her feat from a fourth-place Olympic finish by picking up a silver medal in the women's 67-kg division, losing the final 2–8 to Canada's Karine Sergerie.[2][9]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heidy Juárez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Canada has first multi-gold day at Pan American Games; Falls native Reed advances to semifinal". Niagara Falls Review. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Two more gold medals for Russians". CNN. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Guatemala irá a Atenas en busca de su primera medalla olímpica" [Guatemalans will go to Athens in search of their first Olympic medal] (in Spanish). Colombia: Caracol Television. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Aussie Bartasek beaten in taekwondo". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Women's Welterweight (67kg/148lbs) Bronze Medal Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "El sueño se desvaneció" [The dream ended] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Guatemalteca Heidy Juárez obtiene Medalla pese a enfermedad" [Guatemalan Heidy Juarez gets medal despite of illness] (in Spanish). Rio de Janeiro: Medio Tiempo. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
External links edit
- Heidy Juárez at TaekwondoData.com
- Heidy Juárez at Olympedia
- Heidy Juárez at Olympics.com
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