Alejandra Orozco

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Alejandra Orozco
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Personal information
Full nameAlejandra Orozco Loza
Born (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)
Zapopan, Mexico
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 10 m synchro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 10 m synchro
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Nanjing 10 m platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago 10 m synchro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 10 m synchro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 10 m platform
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 10 m synchro
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 10 m platform

Alejandra Orozco Loza (born 19 April 1997) is a Mexican diver. In 2012, she participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the synchronized 10 metre platform event alongside world champion Paola Espinosa, winning a silver medal. [2] At the age of 15, she became the youngest athlete to represent Mexico at the 2012 Olympic games.

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In 2021 she participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the synchronized 10 metre platform event alongside Gabriela Agúndez, winning a bronze medal. [3]

On June 6, 2024, the Mexican Olympic Committee, named to her and the olympic diver Emiliano Hernández as the flag bearers to the Olympic Games París 2024. [4]

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Notes

  1. "Alejandra Orozco Loza Profile". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "London 2012 - Diving - Qualified Athletes". FINA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. Mancera, Diego (27 July 2021). "Alejandra Orozco y Gabriela Agúndez ganan el bronce en clavados para México". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "El Comité Olímpico de México dio a conocer a los dos deportistas que tendrán el orgullo de portar la bandera mexicana" (in Spanish). Olé.com.ar. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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