Cecilia Castro Burgos[a] (born 21 June 1997)[1] is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2][3] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Cecilia Castro
Personal information
Birth nameCecilia Castro Burgos
Born (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Guadalajara 67 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan 73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 67 kg

She represented Spain at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1] She won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event.[1] She also represented Spain at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.

She competed in the women's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (16 November 2022). "Soltero wins world title on home soil as Chaari and Khodabakhshi triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Day 2 in Guadalajara Proves Golden for Belgium, Serbia and Mexico". World Taekwondo. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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