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Fernanda Aguirre

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Fernanda Aguirre
Personal information
Full nameFernanda Nicole Aguirre Ramirez
Born (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryChile
SportTaekwondo
Weight class57 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Chile
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Valledupar 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta 57 kg
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 57 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Spokane 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cancún 57 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples 57 kg

Fernanda Nicole Aguirre Ramirez (born 29 July 1999)[1] is a Chilean taekwondo practitioner. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[2][3] In her bronze medal match she defeated Carolena Carstens of Panama.[3]

In 2017, Aguirre competed in the women's lightweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Muju, South Korea where she was eliminated in her first match by Kimia Alizadeh of Iran. In the same year, she also competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan without winning a medal.[4] At the 2017 Bolivarian Games held in Santa Marta, Colombia, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event. In 2018, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2018 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Spokane, United States.

In 2019, Aguirre represented Chile at the Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event.[5] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Cancún, Mexico.

Aguirre had qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan but she had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test.[6][7] Nishy Lee Lindo of Costa Rica competed as her replacement in the women's 57 kg event.[8] In 2022, Aguirre won the silver medal in her event at the Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia.

References

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  1. ^ "Fernanda Aguirre". 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2019). "Zolotic enhances reputation further as 16-year-old earns Lima 2019 taekwondo title". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Taekwondo Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ ADN. "El Team Chile ya suma 52 clasificados a los JJ.OO. de Tokio". ADN (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ Morgan, Liam (21 July 2021). "Chilean taekwondo player and Dutch skateboarder ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ Tayver, Fanny. "Sorpresivamente la tica Neshy Lee Lindo se sube al avión olímpico en la última hora". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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