Allan Maldonado (born 22 May 1994)[1] is a Guatemalan karateka. At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 75 kg event.[2][3][4] He has been coached by Cheili González.[5]

Allan Maldonado
Personal information
Born (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29)
Sport
CountryGuatemala
SportKarate
Weight class75 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Kumite 75 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Kumite 75 kg
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar Kumite 75 kg

In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

He won the silver medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Allan Maldonado". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Maldonado suma un bronce más". elPeriodico de Guatemela (in Spanish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "De EE.UU. a Perú, el podio del karate en Lima 2019 fue dominado por 5 países". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Cheili González y Allan Maldonado, la exitosa pareja de senséi y alumno que estarán en Lima 2019". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Bolivarian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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