Karen Roco Explained

Karen Roco
Birth Date:7 October 1986
Birth Place:Constitución, Chile[1]
Alma Mater:Santo Tomás University[2] (BA)
Profession:Physical Trainer
Occupation:Canoeist
Party:Independent
Children:1
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Sport:Canoeing
Event:Women's C-2 500 metres
Height:NaN1.76

Karen Macarena Roco Aceituno (born 7 October 1986) is a Chilean canoeist. She is commonly known in her country to compete alongside María José Mailliard, with whom she has been interviewed or referenced multiple times.[3] [4]

Early life

Between 1996 and 1997, Roco began to do canoe when she was 10 in her hometown Constitución, where she attended the Eduardo Martín Abejón School, whose then director was the President of the Chilean Canoeing Federation.[2] According Roco, she was «very restless and they ―the teachers―» used to send her to the inspector's office.[2]

With the goal to improve her skills, the director decided to send her to a sports workshop dedicated to canoeing when still she didn't know how to swim.[2] Thus, all her «classmates wanted to go», reason why she had a stimolous to got into canoeing.[2]

Sports career

On 29 July 2019, Roco algonside María José Mailliard obtained a silver medal in the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] [6]

On 18 January 2021, Roco was honored in her hometown Constitución by the mayor of the city and Cecilia Pérez, then minister of Sport of the second government of Sebastián Piñera (2018−2022).[7] [8] [9]

She competed with Mailliard in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] [11] [12] [13] There, they finished in the ninth place.[14] [15]

Political career

On 6 August 2021, it was reported that Roco will run for regional councilor of the Maule Region in quota for Evópoli,[16] centre-rightist party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karen Roco ya tiene su calle en Constitución. La Tercera. 19 January 2021. 3 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Karen Roco tiene pasaje a los juegos olímpicos de Tokio 2020. Santo Tomás University. 8 November 2019. 3 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Las campeonas de canotaje María José Mailliard y Karen Roco. Canal 13. 27 November 2018. 4 November 2021.
  4. Web site: María José Mailliard y Karen Roco clasifican como dupla a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio y Chile ya suma siete representantes. Emol. 25 August 2019. 4 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Las chilenas que brillaron en el canotaje e hicieron historia al conseguir una inesperada medalla en los Panamericanos. Emol. 29 July 2019. 3 November 2021.
  6. Web site: María José Mailliard y Karen Roco ganan medalla de plata en el canotaje de Lima 2019. El Deportero. 27 July 2019. 3 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Ministra Cecilia Pérez encabeza homenaje a Karen Roco en Constitución. Ministry of Sports (Chile). 18 January 2021. 3 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Karen Roco ya tiene su calle en Constitución. La Tercera. 18 January 2021. 3 November 2021.
  9. Web site: El homenaje que recibió Karen Roco: "Jamás olvidaré este día". AS Chile. 18 January 2021. 3 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Karen Roco. Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806210740/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-n1303405-roco-karen.htm. dead.
  11. Web site: Karen Roco, canoísta que va a los Juegos Olímpicos: "La expectativa es estar entre las ocho mejores". ADN Radio Chile. 10 May 2021. 3 November 2021.
  12. Web site: ¡Tremendas! Karen Roco y María José Mailliard ganaron la Final B y terminaron novenas en Tokio 2020. Radio Cooperativa. 6 August 2021. 3 November 2021.
  13. Web site: La decepción de Karen Roco tras malos resultados en Tokio 2020: "Siento que defraudé". Radio Bío-Bío. Javier. Zamorano. 6 August 2021. 3 November 2021.
  14. Web site: ¡Tremendas! Karen Roco y María José Mailliard ganaron la Final B y terminaron novenas en Tokio 2020. Radio Cooperativa. 6 August 2021. 3 November 2021.
  15. Web site: ¡Por muy poco! Karen Roco y María José Mailliard quedaron fuera de la lucha por medalla en Tokio 2020. Radio Cooperativa. 6 August 2021. 3 November 2021.
  16. Web site: En el Maule, Evopoli apuesta por cambio de rostros en la parlamentaria. Crónica Digital. 6 August 2021. 3 November 2021.

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