Ángela Ruiz Rosales (born 29 July 2006) is a Mexican archer competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 29 July 2006[1] Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editShe started archery at the age of nine years-old in her home city of Saltillo.[2]
Career
editShe made her under-18 debut at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships in Poland.[3]
She was part of the Mexican team that won a first recurve women’s team title in a stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya in 2023. Ruiz subsequently finished runner-up individually at the next leg of the world tour in Medellin.[4]
She won a gold medal in the teams event at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in 2023.[5] She also won a silver medal in the women’s recurve team at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
She was selected for the team and individual events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the age of 17 years-old at the start of the games she was the youngest member of the Mexican delegation to the Games.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Angela Ruiz". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "AN EYE ON 2024 OLYMPIANS". theeyehuatulco. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Calle, Cristina (23 June 2023). "Ruiz's emergence for Mexico makes women's team world title contender". world archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Wells, Chris (10 March 2024). "Valencia to lead new-look Mexican squad towards Olympics in 2024". world archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Young Mexican Archer Angela Ruiz Making Waves in Archery World With Impressive Resume". archysport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Angela Ruiz wins team silver in Santiago 2023". indec.gob.mx. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet Angela Ruiz: The Youthful Archer Making Waves in Mexican Sport". Archy Sport. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
