Katherine Alvarado (taekwondo)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Araya.

Katherine Alvarado Araya (born 3 March 1988) is a Costa Rican taekwondo practitioner.

Katherine Alvarado

Personal information
Birth name	Katherine Alvarado Araya
Nationality	Costa Rica
Born	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 36) San José, Costa Rica
Sport
Country	Costa Rica
Sport	Taekwondo
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	13 (-67 kg category)
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Costa Rica Pan American Taekwondo Championships 2014 Aguascalientes -67 kg
Updated on 22 April 2016

She competed in the -67 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico.^[1] According to the Costa Rican Olympic Committee, her best historical ranking in the -67 kg category was at 13th place worldwide.^[2] In 2019, she planned to compete in the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Japan.^[3]

In March 2020, Alvarado participated in the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Heredia, ultimately reaching quarterfinals before elimination.^[4]

References

1. "ALVARADO ARAYA, Katherine". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. "Katherine Alvarado Araya". CONCRC (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. Villarreal, Juan Diego (14 September 2019). "Taekwondo tico busca puntos para el Torneo Preolímpico en Japón y China". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.
4. Rojas, José Pablo Alfaro (12 March 2020). "Duro golpe para el taekwondo: los cinco atletas quedan fuera de Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.