Prisca Awiti Alcaraz
Mexican judoka (born 1996)
- Mexican
- British
London, England
(2024)
(2021, 2023)Medal record
| Women's judo | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Mexico | ||
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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2020 Mexico Summer Olympics team
Luis Álvarez- Aída Román
- Alejandra Valencia
- Ana Paula Vázquez
- Noel Chama
- Diego del Real
- Jesús Arturo Esparza
- Laura Galván
- Alegna González
- Ilse Guerrero
- Jesús Tonatiú López
- Paola Morán
- Horacio Nava
- José Leyver Ojeda
- Andrés Olivas
- Valeria Ortuño
- Andrea Ramírez Limón
- Edgar Rivera
- Juan Pacheco
- Isaac Palma
- Úrsula Sánchez
- José Luis Santana
- Daniela Torres Huerta
- Jesús Tadeo Vega
- Fabián Anguamea
- Édgar Arredondo
- Manny Bañuelos
- Manny Barreda
- Carlos Bustamante
- José Cardona
- Daniel Duarte
- Sebastián Elizalde
- Danny Espinosa
- Ryan Goins
- Adrián González
- Jonathan Jones
- Joey Meneses
- Efrén Navarro
- Juan Pablo Oramas
- Ramiro Peña
- Óliver Pérez
- Isaac Rodríguez
- Teddy Stankiewicz
- Fernando Salas
- Sasagi Sánchez
- Alí Solís
- César Vargas
- Alexis Wilson
- Gabriela Agúndez
- Diego Balleza
- Kevin Berlín
- Yahel Castillo
- Juan Celaya
- Arantxa Chávez
- Iván García
- Dolores Hernández
- Carolina Mendoza
- Osmar Olvera
- Alejandra Orozco
- Rommel Pacheco
- Aranza Vázquez
- Andrés Villarreal
- Martha Del Valle
- Enrique González
- Manuel González
- Patricio Pasquel
- Diego Cervantes
- Eduardo Aguirre
- Érick Aguirre
- Roberto Alvarado
- Jesús Alberto Angulo
- Jesús Ricardo Angulo
- Uriel Antuna
- Fernando Beltrán
- Sebastián Córdova
- José Joaquín Esquivel
- Sebastián Jurado
- Diego Lainez
- Vladimir Loroña
- Luis Malagón
- Henry Martín
- César Montes
- Adrián Mora
- Guillermo Ochoa
- Carlos Rodríguez
- Luis Romo
- Jorge Sánchez
- Johan Vásquez
- Alexis Vega
- Abraham Ancer
- María Fassi
- Carlos Ortiz
- Gaby López
- Prisca Awiti Alcaraz
- Ignacio Berenguer
- Elena Oetling
- Juan Ignacio Pérez
- Demita Vega
- Jorge Orozco
- Alejandra Ramírez
- Edson Ramírez
- Gabriela Rodríguez
- José Luis Sánchez
- Gabriel Castaño
- Daniel Delgadillo
- José Ángel Martínez
- Melissa Rodríguez
- Crisanto Grajales
- Cecilia Pérez
- Irving Pérez
- Claudia Rivas
- Jorge Cárdenas
- Aremi Fuentes
- Ana Gabriela López
- Jonathan Muñoz
Medalist is shown in bold and flagbearer in italics.
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