Xhunashi Caballero (born 1 November 1989)[1] is a Mexican karateka. She won a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games and she repeated this at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3]

Xhunashi Caballero
Personal information
Born (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 (age 35)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportKarate
Weight class61 kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Kumite +68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Kumite 61 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador Kumite 61 kg

In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She was eliminated in her first match by Lynn Snel of the Netherlands. In November 2021, she competed in the women's 61 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[5]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games held in San Salvador, El Salvador.[6]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd Kumite +68 kg
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd Kumite 61 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Xhunashi Caballero". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Grande en todo". El Peruano (in Spanish). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's 61 kg Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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