Cristián Olivero

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Christian Olivero
Personal information
Full nameCristian Felipe Olivero Toro
Born (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Men's taekwondo
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Asunción -68 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cali-Valle -68 kg

Cristian Felipe Olivero Toro (born 26 January 2004) is a Chilean taekwondo practitioner. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games and competed at the 2023 and 2025 World Taekwondo Championships. [1]

Career

He was a silver medalist at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, in the -68kg division. [2] [3] He won a bronze medal at the 2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in the –63 kg category. He competed at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan where he was defeated by eventual bronze medalist Joan Jorquera in the round of 16 of the bantamweight division. [4]

He won the gold medal at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, defeating Maikol Rodriguez of the United States in the final. [3] [5] [6] The victory also gave him automatic qualification for the 2027 Pan American Games. [7] In October 2025, he was a quarter finalist at the 2025 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China in the men's featherweight division. [8]

References

  1. "Cristian Olivero". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  2. "MEXICO WON FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN TAEKWONDO". Callevalle2021. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Felipe Olivero added another gold medal to Team Chile's taekwondo competition at the 2025 Asunción World Taekwondo Championship". Cooperativa.cl. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  4. "Jorquera, world bronze". Horanova.cat. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  5. "LATIN AMERICA TAKES THE TAEKWONDO GOLD MEDALS". Panamsports.org. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  6. "Chile, Mexico, and Argentina, golden protagonists in the taekwondo event". quepasamedia.com. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  7. "Felipe Olivero achieved Team Chile's 14th gold medal at ASU 2025". Elportero. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  8. Bravo, Gustavo (24 October 2025). "TEAM CHILE IN ACTION: HOW THEY'RE GETTING THERE AND WHERE TO WATCH THE CHILEANS AT THE 2025 WUXI TAEKWONDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". prensafutbol.cl. Retrieved 28 October 2025.