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'''Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz''' (born 20 February 1996) is a Mexican [[judoka]]. 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 at the Summer Olympics|judo]]. |
'''Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz''' (born 20 February 1996) is a Mexican [[judoka]]. 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 at the Summer Olympics|judo]].<ref name="BBC Mundo">{{cite web |title=Prisca Awiti: la judoca nacida en Reino Unido gana la segunda medalla para México en los Olímpicos |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cx72zjddxy4o |website=BBC News Mundo |language=es |date=30 July 2024}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life and education== |
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Awiti-Alcaraz was born in [[Enfield, London|Enfield]], United Kingdom to Kenyan father Xavier and |
Awiti-Alcaraz was born in [[Enfield, London|Enfield]], United Kingdom to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother's family is from the [[state of Guanajuato]].<ref>{{cite web |title=¿Quién es Prisca Awiti? Madre leonesa, papá keniano, corazón 100% mexicano |url=https://www.am.com.mx/superdeportivo/paris-2024/2024/7/30/quien-es-prisca-awiti-madre-leonesa-papa-keniano-corazon-100-mexicano-713352.html |website=www.am.com.mx |access-date=30 July 2024 |language=spanish |date=30 July 2024}}</ref> |
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Before getting into judo, she swam and did gymnastics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/prisca-awiti-alcaraz-a-wonderful-place-to-be-in|title=Prisca Awiti Alcaraz: A Wonderful Place to be In|website=International Judoka Federation|first=Jo|last=Crowly|date=8 March 2024|accessdate=30 July 2024}}</ref> Her brothers [[Philip Awiti-Alcaraz|Philip]], Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/judo-runs-in-the-family-for-enfield-fabulous-five/?doing_wp_cron=1722320309.8441700935363769531250|title=Judo runs in the family for Enfield fabulous five|website=British Judo|date=12 December 2014|accessdate=30 July 2023}}</ref> |
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She studied [[sports sciences|sports performance]] at the [[University of Bath]]<ref name="Team Bath">{{cite web |title=Two more former Bath sporting scholars heading to Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://www.teambath.com/2024/07/09/sporting-scholars-paris-olympic-games/ |website=Team Bath |access-date=30 July 2024 |language=en |date=9 July 2024}}</ref> and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village. |
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⚫ | Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017<ref name="BBC Mundo" /> and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022.<ref name="Team Bath" /> She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in [[Guadalajara]] in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=Super silver at Panamerican Senior Championships in Mexico moves Team Bath Judo's Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz closer to Tokyo Olympics|url=http://www.teambath.com/2021/04/16/prisca-awiti-alcaraz-panamerican-judo-championships/|access-date=2021-07-24|website=Team Bath|language=en}}</ref> She was selected to compete at the [[Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg|2020 Summer Games]] and was drawn against [[Boldyn Gankhaich]] in the opening round.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Judo - AWITI ALCARAZ Prisca|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1306740-awiti-alcaraz-prisca.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-24|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724094158/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1306740-awiti-alcaraz-prisca.htm}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Full name | Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | London, England | 20 February 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | 5th (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan American Champ. | (2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 41989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 73272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 1 November 2023 |
Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz (born 20 February 1996) is a Mexican judoka. 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]
Early life and education
Awiti-Alcaraz was born in Enfield, United Kingdom to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother's family is from the state of Guanajuato.[3]
Before getting into judo, she swam and did gymnastics.[4] Her brothers Philip, Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club.[5]
She studied sports performance at the University of Bath[6] and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village.
Career
Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017[2] and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022.[6] She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara in April 2021.[7] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and was drawn against Boldyn Gankhaich in the opening round.[8]
References
- ^ "Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz, un nombre con significado multicultural".
- ^ a b "Prisca Awiti: la judoca nacida en Reino Unido gana la segunda medalla para México en los Olímpicos". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 30 July 2024.
- ^ "¿Quién es Prisca Awiti? Madre leonesa, papá keniano, corazón 100% mexicano". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Crowly, Jo (8 March 2024). "Prisca Awiti Alcaraz: A Wonderful Place to be In". International Judoka Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Judo runs in the family for Enfield fabulous five". British Judo. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Two more former Bath sporting scholars heading to Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Team Bath. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Super silver at Panamerican Senior Championships in Mexico moves Team Bath Judo's Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz closer to Tokyo Olympics". Team Bath. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo - AWITI ALCARAZ Prisca". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at the International Judo Federation
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at JudoInside.com
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at Olympics.com
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at Olympedia
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at The-Sports.org
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz on Instagram
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Alumni of the University of Bath
- Black British sportswomen
- Mexican female judoka
- Olympic judoka for Mexico
- British female judoka
- Mexican people of Kenyan descent
- English people of Kenyan descent
- English people of Mexican descent
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Enfield
- Sportspeople of Kenyan descent
- Sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Olympic silver medalists for Mexico
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- North American judo biography stubs
- Mexican martial arts biography stubs