| Karen Duarte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Karen Lorena Duarte Fernandez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 2006 Bogota, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2022- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Lorena Duarte Fernandez (born 20 January 2006) is a Colombian rhythmic gymnast. [1] She represents her country in international competitions.
Karen debuted as a senior in 2022, when she competed in the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro as a member of the national senior group. There, along Angelica Guerrero, Natalia Jiménez, Adriana Mantilla, Nicol Mora and Kizzy Rivas, took 8th place in the All-Around and 5th with 5 hoops. [2] [3] In late November she won bronze in the All-Around, with 3 ribbons + 2 balls and in teams at the South American Championships along Adriana Mantilla, Natalia Jiménez, Paula Flechas, Kizzy Rivas and Isabella Salazar. [4]
In June 2023 the group was 8th overall at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, as well as 7th with 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls final. [5] Twenty days later the groups, made of Karen, Kizzy Rivas, Natalia Jiménez, Laura Patiño and Adriana Mantilla, won bronze in the All-Around and in the mixed event and silver with 5 hoops at the Central American and Caribbean Games. [6] [7] [8] In the same year, at the Pan American Games, she helped the group take 5th place in the All-Around, 5th place with 5 hoops and 4th place with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. [9]
In 2024 she won bronze in the All-Around along Paula Flechas, Natalia Jiménez, Adriana Mantilla, Laura Patiño and Kizzy Rivas, at the Pan American Championships in Ciudad de Guatemala. [10]
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