Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz (born 21 February 1993) is a Bolivian race walker.[1] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 18th place.[2][3] It was the best result ever for Bolivia in Olympic athletics.[4] She was the flag bearer for Bolivia during both the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.[5][6]
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| Full name | Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz | ||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1993 La Paz, Bolivia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||
| Event | 20 kilometres race walk | ||||||||
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She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 20 km walk.[7] She won the 2021 Bolivian Race Walking Championship.[8] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[9]
References edit
- ^ Ángela Castro: 'La marcha me hizo la persona que soy'
- ^ "Ángela Castro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Bolivianos en Río: Ángela Castro logra histórico puesto 18 en marcha olímpica". Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics CASTRO Angela". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Angela CASTRO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 20 kilometres walk" (PDF). 2022 World Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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