Jannet Alegría Peña (born August 30, 1987, in San Juan del Río, Mexico) is Mexican taekwondo practitioner.

Jannet Alegría
Personal information
Born (1987-08-30) August 30, 1987 (age 36)
San Juan del Río, Mexico
Height1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportTaekwondo
Event-49 Kg
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara -49 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012.

In 2011, she participated at the 2011 Pan American Games where she won the bronze medal at the -49 kg category.[1] Later in 2012 she qualified directly to participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her Olympic debut.[2] She beat Raya Hatahet in her first match, before losing to Brigitte Yagüe in the quarter-final.[3] In the repechage, she beat Carolena Carstens, before losing her bronze medal match to Lucija Zaninović in sudden death overtime.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 2011 Pan American Games Results , www.info.guadalajara2011.org.mx, ret: July 26, 2012
  2. ^ Athlete biography: Jannet Alegría Peña Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, www.london2012.com, ret: July 26, 2012
  3. ^ a b "Jannet Alegria Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-19.