Paola Delgado

Paola Andrea Delgado Díaz (born January 21, 1980 in Bogotá) is a Colombian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's featherweight category.[1] She claimed a bronze medal in the 59-kg division at the 2000 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Oranjestad, Aruba, and represented her nation Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Paola Delgado
Personal information
Full namePaola Andrea Delgado Díaz
Nationality Colombia
Born (1980-01-21) 21 January 1980
Bogotá, Colombia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57 kg

Delgado qualified for the Colombian squad in the women's featherweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and granting a berth from the Pan American Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico.[2][3][4] Delgado lost her opening fight by a 2–5 margin to Mexican fighter and eventual bronze medalist Iridia Salazar. With Salazar failing to advance to the final upon her semifinal defeat to South Korea's Jang Ji-won, Delgado shortened her chances to proceed into the repechage bracket for the Olympic bronze medal.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paola Delgado". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. "Taekwondo: Atenas, Allá van" [Taekwondo: Athens, move beyond] (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 3 February 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. Chavéz, Mariana (31 January 2004). "Los hermanos Iridia y Oscar Salazar calificaron a los Olímpicos de Atenas" [Siblings Iridia and Oscar qualify for the Olympics in Athens] (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. "Taekwondo – Women's Featherweight (57kg/126lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. "Taekwondo: Entrené para ganarle a todas. – Iridia" [Taekwondo: "Trained to beat my rivals", according to Iridia] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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