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Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz (born 20 February 1996) is a judoka. Born and raised in England, she represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal, becoming the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in judo.[2][3]
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| Full name | Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 February 1996 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Bath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pan American Champ. | 
(2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 41989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 73272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 31 July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awiti-Alcaraz was born in Enfield, Greater London, England to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother hails from León, Guanajuato.[4]
Before getting into judo, Awiti Alcaraz swam and did gymnastics.[5] Her brothers Philip, Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club.[6]
Awiti Alcaraz studied sports performance at the University of Bath[7] and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village.
Through her mother, Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017[2] and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022.[7] She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara in April 2021.[8] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and was drawn against Boldyn Gankhaich in the opening round.[9]
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