Katherine Alvarado (taekwondo)

Katherine Alvarado Araya (born 3 March 1988) is a Costa Rican taekwondo practitioner.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Alvarado and the second or maternal family name is Araya.

Katherine Alvarado

Personal information
Birth name	Katherine Alvarado Araya
Nationality	Costa Rica
Born	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 San José, Costa Rica
Sport
Country	Costa Rica
Sport	Taekwondo
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	13 (-67 kg category)
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Costa Rica Pan American Taekwondo Championships 2014 Aguascalientes -67 kg
Updated on 22 April 2016.

She competed in the -67 kg event at the 2014 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[1] According to the Costa Rican Olympic Committee, her best historical ranking in the -67 kg category was at 13th place worldwide.[2] In 2019, she planned to compete in the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Japan.[3]

In March 2020, Alvarado participated in the Pan American Qualification Tournament in Heredia, ultimately reaching quarterfinals before elimination.[4]

References

1. "ALVARADO ARAYA, Katherine". Taekwondo Data. Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. "Katherine Alvarado Araya". CONCRC (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. Villarreal, Juan Diego (14 September 2019). "Taekwondo tico busca puntos para el Torneo Preolímpico en Japón y China". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.
4. Rojas, José Pablo Alfaro (12 March 2020). "Duro golpe para el taekwondo: los cinco atletas quedan fuera de Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación.