Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Rome, ITA |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age 10. |
| Why this sport? |
She became interested in fencing after watching a scene from the film 'The Parent Trap'. Her sister was also involved in the sport. |
| Club / Team |
Queretaro: Mexico |
| Name of coach |
Jose Luis Alvarez [national], ESP; Tomasso Dentico [personal], ITA |
| Training Regime |
She trains in Rome, Italy. |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Do not give up. You gradually see your dreams fulfilled if you work for it." (eluniversalqueretaro.mx, 30 May 2014) |
| Awards and honours |
She won the 2014 Queretaro State Sports Award in Mexico. (plazadearmas.com.mx, 18 Nov 2014) |
| Famous relatives |
Her sister Holda has coached fencing at state level in Mexico. (plazadearmas.com.mx, 16 Nov 2014) |
| Other information |
NATIONAL FIRST
She became the first Mexican fencer to win a gold medal at the Pan American Championships after claiming victory in individual sabre at the 2017 edition in Montreal, QC, Canada. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jul 2017; amqueretaro.com, 15 Jun 2017)
RIO DREAM OVER
In October 2016 she was cleared of all wrongdoing by the World Anti Doping Agency [WADA] after a positive test she gave at the 2016 Pan American Championships in Panama City, Panama, resulted in her withdrawal from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Although initial analysis of the samples had come back positive, the International Fencing Federation [FIE] asked for further tests to be carried out at a lab in Cologne, Germany, with the results negative this time. "I will pick myself up and will fight to recover all that I lost. My goal now is to only win an Olympic medal for Mexico and to give the country that I love and proudly represent that joy." (wada-ama.org, 24 Nov 2016; espn.com.mx, 04 Nov 2016; excelsior.com.mx, 14 Oct 2016; Twitter profile, 13 Oct 2016) |
| World Championships |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Pan American Championships |
| 2017 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2016 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Panama, Panama |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Panama, Panama |
| 2015 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
| 2013 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Cartagena, Colombia |
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