Yuri Alvear
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's judo | ||
Representing  Colombia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | –70 kg |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 London | –70 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Rotterdam | –70 kg |
| | 2013 Rio de Janeiro | –70 kg |
| | 2014 Chelyabinsk | –70 kg |
| | 2015 Astana | –70 kg |
| Pan American Games | ||
| | 2011 Guadalajara | –70 kg |
| | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | –70 kg |
| | 2015 Toronto | –70 kg |
| Pan American Championships | ||
| | 2007 Montreal | –70 kg |
| | 2009 Buenos Aires | –70 kg |
| | 2014 Guayaquil | –70 kg |
| | 2016 Havana | –70 kg |
| | 2015 Edmonton | –70 kg |
| | 2008 Miami | –70 kg |
| | 2011 Guadalajara | –70 kg |
| | 2012 Montreal | –70 kg |
| | 2013 San José | –70 kg |
Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 29 March 1986 in Jamundí, Valle del Cauca[1]) is a Colombian female judoka, three times World Champion in her division.
Early life
Yuri was born in Jamundí which is a suburb of the third largest city in Colombia, Cali. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife. She has also a brother Harvy.
From youth, she was very talented in all kind of sports that she participated in like water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics. When she was 14 Ruperto Guaúña, a judo trainer of Litecom school, was looking for a girls for his judo team.[2] That's how Yuri became a judoka.
Yuri began judo late, but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo.
She is a very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez.[3]
Two weeks before the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships after training she felt some pain in her 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. She lost to Anaysi Hernández of Cuba in the main draw and then lost a very close match against Leire Iglesias from Spain in the repechage losing her chance to fight for a medal.[6]
In 2009 she won the World Championships in Rotterdam.[7] In the final she gained victory over Anett Mészáros from Hungary and became third South American judoka who won the title by Natasha Hernández (of Venezuela) in 1984 and Daniela Krukower (of Argentina) in 2003.[8][9][10]
In 2012 she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London, beating Chen Fei of China.[11] This was the first ever Olympic medal for Colombia in Judo.[12]
In 2016 she returned to the Olympic games in Rio and won a silver medal, becoming the 5th Colombian athlete to win 2 Olympic medals.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 7th | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2009 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2010 | South American Games | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2011 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2014 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2015 | World Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (–70 kg) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | 2nd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
All results referenced in her JudoInside profile.[13]
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Yuri Alvear Orejuela, campeona mundial de judo, es la segunda Deportista del Año de EL TIEMPO". eltiempo.com.
- ↑ "Vallecaucana Yuri Alvear es el primer oro de los Juegos Nacionales". eltiempo.com.
- ↑ "Judo: Colombiana Alvear, seis meses fuera de competencias por lesión". Spanish.china.org.cn.
- ↑ colombia.com (2006-07-28). "Judo: Cuba demuestra su poderío al ganar mayoría de oro" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ↑ "63 - 70kg (middleweight) women results - Judo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "World Championships Rotterdam, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "International Judo Federation". www.intjudo.eu. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "World Championships women Vienna, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "World Championships Osaka, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ "63 - 70kg (middleweight) women results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ↑ elcolombiano.com (2012-08-01). "Yuri Alvear ganó medalla de bronce en judo" (in Spanish). Colprensa. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Yuri Alvear, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
External links
| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded by Mariana Pajón |
Flagbearer for Colombia Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |