Cecilia Castro

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Cecilia Castro
Personal information
Birth nameCecilia Castro Burgos
Born (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 26)
Sport
CountrySpain
Sport Taekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing Flag of Spain.svg Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Guadalajara 67 kg
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Manchester 67 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Kazan 73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Oran 67 kg

Cecilia Castro Burgos [lower-alpha 1] (born 21 June 1997) [1] is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [2] [3] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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She represented Spain at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. [1] She won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event. [1] She also represented Spain at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.

She competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castroand the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

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References

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