Prisca Awiti Alcaraz
- Mexican
- British
London, England
![Silver](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Silver_medal.svg/16px-Silver_medal.svg.png)
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Women's judo | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games ![]() | ||
![]() | 2024 Paris | –63 kg |
Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 2023 Santiago | –63 kg |
Pan American Championships | ||
![]() | 2021 Guadalajara | –63 kg |
![]() | 2023 Calgary | –63 kg |
IJF Grand Slam | ||
![]() | 2023 Tashkent | –63 kg |
IJF Grand Prix | ||
![]() | 2022 Perth | –63 kg |
![]() | 2023 Linz | –63 kg |
![]() | 2023 Zagreb | –63 kg |
Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz (born 20 February 1996) is a judoka. Born and raised in England, she represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal, becoming the first Mexican athlete to win an Olympic medal in judo.[2][3]
Early life and education
Awiti-Alcaraz was born in Enfield, Greater London, England to Kenyan father Xavier and Mexican mother María Dolores. Her mother hails from León, Guanajuato.[4]
Before getting into judo, Awiti Alcaraz swam and did gymnastics.[5] Her brothers Philip, Joshua, Samy, and Micheal as well as her cousins all joined Enfield Judo Club.[6]
Awiti Alcaraz studied sports performance at the University of Bath[7] and was a member of the Team Bath Sports Training Village.
Career
Through her mother, Awiti Alcaraz has represented Mexico since 2017[2] and relocated to Mexico from the U.K. full-time in 2022.[7] She battled back from a shoulder injury to win the silver medal at the Panamerican Senior Championships in Guadalajara in April 2021.[8] She was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games and was drawn against Boldyn Gankhaich in the opening round.[9]
References
- ^ "Prisca Guadalupe Awiti Alcaraz, un nombre con significado multicultural".
- ^ a b "Prisca Awiti: la judoca nacida en Reino Unido gana la segunda medalla para México en los Olímpicos". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 30 July 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (30 July 2024). "Judo: Nagase defends title, Leski stuns Olympic champion". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "¿Quién es Prisca Awiti? Madre leonesa, papá keniano, corazón 100% mexicano". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Crowly, Jo (8 March 2024). "Prisca Awiti Alcaraz: A Wonderful Place to be In". International Judoka Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Judo runs in the family for Enfield fabulous five". British Judo. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Two more former Bath sporting scholars heading to Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Team Bath. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Super silver at Panamerican Senior Championships in Mexico moves Team Bath Judo's Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz closer to Tokyo Olympics". Team Bath. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo - AWITI ALCARAZ Prisca". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at the International Judo Federation
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at JudoInside.com
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at Olympics.com
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at Olympedia
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz at The-Sports.org
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz on Instagram
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