Ángela Castro Explained

Ángela Castro
Fullname:Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz
Birth Date:21 February 1993
Birth Place:La Paz, Bolivia
Height:1.60m
Weight:54kg
Sport:Track and field
Event:20 kilometres race walk
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Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz (born 21 February 1993) is a Bolivian race walker.[1] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 18th place.[2] [3] It was the best result ever for Bolivia in Olympic athletics.[4] She was the flag bearer for Bolivia during both the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.[5] [6]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 20 km walk.[7] She won the 2021 Bolivian Race Walking Championship.[8] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/marcas/polideportivo/Angela-Castro-marcha-hizo-persona_0_2466353472.html Ángela Castro: 'La marcha me hizo la persona que soy'
  2. Web site: Ángela Castro . 20 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816032118/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/angela-castro . 16 August 2016 . live .
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 22 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826090856/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-20km-walk . 26 August 2016 .
  4. Web site: Bolivianos en Río: Ángela Castro logra histórico puesto 18 en marcha olímpica . 3 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161223085353/http://www.paginasiete.bo/fil2016/2016/8/19/bolivianos-rio-angela-castro-logra-historico-puesto-marcha-olimpica-106882.html . 23 December 2016 . live .
  5. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. 16 August 2016. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814121002/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony. 14 August 2016. live.
  6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony. 21 August 2016. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822092538/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-closing-ceremony. 22 August 2016. live.
  7. Web site: Athletics CASTRO Angela. dead. 2021-08-23. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 23 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823191316/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1458042-castro-angela.htm.
  8. Web site: Angela CASTRO Profile World Athletics. 2021-08-23. worldathletics.org.
  9. Web site: Women's 20 kilometres walk . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716070755/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-20KR-W-f----.RS6.pdf . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . 2022 World Athletics Championships.