Luz Olvera

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Luz Olvera
Personal information
Born (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Mexico
Sport Judo
Weight class –52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. R32 (2017, 2019, 2021)
Pan American Champ. Silver medal america.svg (2013, 2017, 2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima –52 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 San José –52 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Panama City –52 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Guadalajara –52 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 San José –52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Cancún –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 11433
JudoInside.com 71757
Updated on 7 December 2022

Luz Olvera (born 1 April 1994) is a Mexican judoka. [1] At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event. [2] She lost against Larissa Pimenta of Brazil in the final. [2]

She competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2014 World Judo Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Russia. She was eliminated in her first match by Rim Song-sim of North Korea.

In 2019, she competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2019 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. [3] She was eliminated in her second match by Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo. [3] In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Judo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico. [4]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Women's 52 kg". 2019 World Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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