Yuri Alvear
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| Nationality | Colombian |
| Born | 29 March 1986 Jamundí, Colombia |
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| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –70 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |  (2009, 2013, 2014) |
| Regional finals |  (2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Olympic finals |  (2016) |
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Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | {{#statements:P4559}} |
| JudoInside.com | {{#statements:P2767}} |
| Updated on 12 November 2021. | |
Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 29 March 1986) is a Colombian judoka, three times World Champion in her division.[1][2]
Early life
Yuri was born in Jamundí which is a suburb of Cali, the third largest city in Colombia. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife.[citation needed] She also has a brother, Harvy.
From youth, she was very talented in all kind of sports, she participated in water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics.[citation needed] When she was 14 Ruperto Guaúña, a judo trainer of Litecom school, was looking for girls for his judo team.[3] That's how Yuri became a judoka.[citation needed]
Yuri began judo late, but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo.[citation needed]
She is a very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez.[4] She is also her sparring partner.
Judo career
Alvear won a bronze medal in the under 57 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5]
In 2008, she participated in the Olympic Games in Beijing where she placed 7th. She lost to Anaysi Hernández of Cuba in the main draw and then lost a very close match against Leire Iglesias from Spain in the repechage losing her chance to fight for a medal.[citation needed][6]
In 2009, she won the World Championships in Rotterdam.[7] In the final she gained victory over Anett Mészáros from Hungary and became the third South American judoka to win the title, following Natasha Hernández (of Venezuela) in 1984 and Daniela Krukower (of Argentina) in 2003.[8][9][10]
Two weeks before the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships, after training she felt some pain in her left knee. She went to doctor and he found that she had a torn ACL.[11]
In 2012, she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London, beating Chen Fei of China.[12] This was the first ever Olympic medal for Colombia in Judo.[13]
In 2016, she returned to the Olympic games in Rio and won a silver medal, becoming the 5th Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2007 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2008 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | 7th | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2009 | Pan American Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2009 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2010 | South American Games | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2011 | Pan American Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2014 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2015 | World Judo Championships | 3rd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | 2nd | Middleweight (−70 kg) |
All results referenced in her JudoInside profile.[14]
References
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External links
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- Worldjudo2014.ru
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Colombia Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
Succeeded by Pedro Causil |
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- 1986 births
- Living people
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- Colombian female judoka
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- Judoka at the 2011 Pan American Games
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- Olympic silver medalists for Colombia
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- Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- South American Games gold medalists for Colombia
- South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- South American Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2006 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2010 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2014 South American Games
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- Judoka at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department
- 20th-century Colombian women
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