Prisca Awiti Alcaraz

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Prisca Awiti Alcaraz
Personal information
Full namePrisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz [1]
Nationality
  • Mexican
  • British
Born (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28)
London, England
Education University of Bath
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Mexico
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Silver medal.svg (2024)
World Champ. 5th (2023)
Pan American Champ. Silver medal america.svg (2021, 2023)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago ‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Guadalajara ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Calgary ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Perth ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Linz ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 41989
JudoInside.com 73272
Updated on 31 July 2024

Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz (born 20 February 1996) is a judoka. Born and raised in England, she represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal, becoming the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in judo. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Awiti-Alcaraz was born in Enfield, Greater London, England to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother hails from León, Guanajuato. [4]

Before getting into judo, Awiti Alcaraz swam and did gymnastics. [5] Her brothers Philip, Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club. [6]

Awiti Alcaraz studied sports performance at the University of Bath [7] and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village.

Career

Through her mother, Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017 [2] and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022. [7] She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara in April 2021. [8] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and was drawn against Boldyn Gankhaich in the opening round. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz, un nombre con significado multicultural".
  2. 1 2 "Prisca Awiti: la judoca nacida en Reino Unido gana la segunda medalla para México en los Olímpicos". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (30 July 2024). "Judo: Nagase defends title, Leski stuns Olympic champion". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "¿Quién es Prisca Awiti? Madre leonesa, papá keniano, corazón 100% mexicano". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Crowly, Jo (8 March 2024). "Prisca Awiti Alcaraz: A Wonderful Place to be In". International Judoka Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Judo runs in the family for Enfield fabulous five". British Judo. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Two more former Bath sporting scholars heading to Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Team Bath. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Super silver at Panamerican Senior Championships in Mexico moves Team Bath Judo's Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz closer to Tokyo Olympics". Team Bath. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Judo - AWITI ALCARAZ Prisca". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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