Karen Duarte

Karen Duarte
Full name	Karen Lorena Duarte Fernandez
Born	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 19) Bogota, Colombia
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Colombia
Years on national team	2022-
Medal record Rhythmic gymnastics Representing   Colombia Pacific Rim Championships 2024 Cali Group All-Around 2024 Cali 5 Hoops 2024 Cali 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls South American Championships 2022 Paipa Group all-around 2022 Paipa 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls 2022 Paipa All-Around Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador 5 Hoops 2023 San Salvador All-Around 2023 San Salvador 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls Pan American Championships 2024 Ciudad de Guatemala All-Around Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar Group All-around 2022 Valledupar 5 Hoops 2022 Valledupar 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls

Karen Lorena Duarte Fernandez (born 20 January 2006) is a Colombian rhythmic gymnast. ^[1] She represents her country in international competitions.

Career

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]

References

1. "DUARTE Karen - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
2. "2022 Pan American All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
3. "2022 Pan American Senior Groups Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
4. "2022 South American Championships".
5. "2023 Pan American Championships" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
6. "Gymnastics - Group All-Around Medalists" (PDF). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
7. "Gymnastics - Hoop - Medalists" (PDF). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
8. "Gymnastics - 3 Ribbons & 2 Balls - Medalists" (PDF). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
9. "2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
10. "ksis". rgform.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-10.