Miguel Trejos

Last updated
Miguel Ángel Trejos Salas
Personal information
Born (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28)
Colombia
Sport
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Sport Taekwondo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Men's Taekwondo
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 001
Pan American Games 111
Pan American Championships 013
CAC Games 100
South American Games 200
Bolivarian Games 200
Total625
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Baku 80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 68 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cancún 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Querétaro68 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Spokane74 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Rio de Janeiro80 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador 80 kg
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba 80 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asunción 80 kg
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Santa Marta 68 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Valledupar 80 kg

Miguel Trejos (born April 18, 1996) is a Colombian taekwondo practitioner. [1] He and boxer Yeni Arias were the flag bearers for the Colombian delegation at the 2023 Pan American Games Parade of Nations. [2]

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Career

He competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and won a gold medal. [3] He returned for the 2023 edition in Santiago to defend his title, but lost in the final and earned a silver medal. [4]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada3rd 68 kg
2016Pan American Championships Querétaro, Mexico3rd68 kg
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia1st68 kg
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia1st80 kg
Pan American Championships Spokane, United States3rd74 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru1st 80 kg
2021 Pan American Championships Cancún, Mexico2nd80 kg
2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia1st80 kg
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay1st80 kg
2023 World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan3rd 80 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador1st80 kg
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile2nd 80 kg
2024Pan American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd80 kg

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References

  1. "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  2. "Jenny Arias y Miguel Ángel Trejos, abanderados de Colombia para Santiago 2023 – Comité Olímpico Colombiano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  3. Colprensa (2019-07-29). "Miguel Trejos, un oro grande en el taekwondo de Lima-2019". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. Guerrero, Julián Campos (2023-10-22). "Miguel Ángel Trejos se colgó la medalla de plata en taekwondo, en los Juegos Panamericanos". Caracol Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-04.