Kirstie Alora

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Kirstie Alora
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Personal information
Full nameKirstie Elaine Alora
BornNovember 25, 1989 (1989-11-25) (age 34)
Biñan, Laguna, Philippines
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Sport Taekwondo
EventMiddleweight (-73 kg)
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Event1st2nd3rd
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament010
Asian Taekwondo Championships 002
Asian Games 002
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 001
Southeast Asian Games 450
Total465
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Pasay 67 kg
Asian Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Ho Chi Minh City 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Pasay 73 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon 73 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ashgabat 73 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila 59 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Indonesia 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cambodia 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 59 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Vientiane 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Vietnam 73 kg

Kirstie Elaine Alora (born November 25, 1989) is a Filipina taekwondo practitioner. She represented the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the silver medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [1]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she was defeated by Maria Espinoza of Mexico in the round of 16. [2] She was then defeated by Wiam Dislam of Morocco in the repechage. [3] Alora was the flag bearer for the Philippines during the closing ceremony. [4]

Alora plans to retire within 2023, after the 2023 Southeast Asian Games and possibly the 2022 Asian Games. [5]

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