Daniela Souza

Daniela Paola Souza Naranjo (born August 27, 1999) is a Mexican taekwondo athlete of combat or kyorugi modality.[1] She has won bronze at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in 2016, the gold medal at the Barranquilla Central American and Caribbean Games in 2018 and at the 2019 Pan American Games in the –49 kg category.[2][3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Souza and the second or maternal family name is Naranjo.
Daniela Souza
Personal information
Full nameDaniela Paola Souza Naranjo
NationalityMexican
Born (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999
Zapopan, Mexico
Sport
CountryMexico
SportTaekwondo
Event(s) -49 kg
TeamMEX
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
2019 Lima-49 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla-49 kg
World Junior Championships
2016 Burnaby-49 kg
Updated on August 5, 2019.

She participated in the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, reaching the quarterfinals of the flyweight tournament. After advancing on a first-round bye, she defeated Bouma Coulibaly from Ivory Coast and Abishag Semberg of Israel before falling to two-time Olympic gold medalist Wu Jingyu.[4]

She was born in Zapopan,[5] but considers Tijuana her hometown.[6]

References
  1. "Taekwondo - Daniela Souza (Mexico)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. "Mexico triumphs at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  3. "Elías secures revenge to triumph in men's squash competition at Lima 2019". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  4. "México se queda cerca del podio en tercera jornada de Mundial de Taekwondo de Manchester" (in Spanish). Periódico Noroeste. May 17, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. Rubio, Eduardo (April 23, 2019). "Daniela Souza feliz por dejar la categoría juvenil de Taekwondo" (in Spanish). Xeu Deportes. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  6. González Martínez, Rafael (July 27, 2019). "Daniela Souza, primera bajacaliforniana con oro en Juegos Panamericanos" (in Spanish). Zeta. Retrieved August 6, 2019.


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