Mayerlin Mejía
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Born | 3 April 1994 Azua, Azua |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos (born 3 April 1994)[1][2] is a Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete. She became 2023 Pan American Games champion in the Kyorugi team competition.
Early and personal life[edit]
Mejía was among the semi-finalists of the 2012 Dominican Republic National Reading Contest.[3][4]
Career[edit]
2018[edit]
Mejía participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games losing 4-26 in the quarterfinal round to the Cuban Tamara Robles.[5]
2022[edit]
She participated in the World Championships and won her contest over Kenian Mary Muriu before losing 0-2 to seeded No.1 Chinese Luo Zongshi in the round of 32.[6]
2023[edit]
At the 2023 Pan Am Series of Heredia, Costa Rica, she won the bronze medal when she lost to the Cuban Marlyn Pérez in the semifinal round.[7] She won the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Team Kyorugui silver medal with Nahomy Víctor, Vanessa Corporan and Madelyn Rodríguez.[8] Mejía represented her home country at the Pan American Games taekwondo competition, she lost 0-1 to American Caitlin Cox in the -57 kg category in the round of 16.[9] She won the Kyorugi team competition gold medal with Madelyn Rodríguez and Katherine Rodríguez.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos". World Taekwondo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Hoy se definirá el campeón de Lectura" [Today the Reading champion will be defined]. Hoy (in Spanish). 10 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Estudiante de Moca gana el Concurso Nacional de Lectura" [Moca student wins the National Reading Contest]. El Dia (in Spanish). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Tamara, un roble de oro" [Tamara, a golden oak]. JIT (in Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Guadalajara 2022 World Taekwondo Championships Women -57kg" (PDF). DTU. 14 November 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Pan Am Series: Heredia (Serie I) 24.02.2023". Taekwondo Data. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "México gana las últimas dos preseas de oro en Taekwondo, en Centroamericanos y del Caribe" [Mexico wins the last two gold medals in Taekwondo, in Central America and the Caribbean]. Atomos (in Spanish). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Games Women's Kyorugi -57kg ROUND OF 16". Santiago 2023. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Taekwondo conquista oro equipo femenino" [Taekwondo wins gold for women's team]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic female taekwondo practitioners
- People from Azua Province
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo
- Pan American Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in taekwondo