Mayerlin Mejía Explained

Mayerlin Mejía
Full Name:Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos
Nationality:Dominican
Birth Date:3 April 1994
Birth Place:Azua, Azua
Weight:57 kg
Sport:Taekwondo
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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

Mejía was among the semi-finalists of the 2012 Dominican Republic National Reading Contest.[3] [4]

Career

2018

Mejía participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games losing 4-26 in the quarterfinal round to the Cuban Tamara Robles.[5]

2022

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

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

  1. Web site: Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos. World Taekwondo. 6 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos. Taekwondo Data. 27 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Hoy se definirá el campeón de Lectura. Today the Reading champion will be defined. Hoy. Spanish. 10 August 2012. 6 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Estudiante de Moca gana el Concurso Nacional de Lectura. Moca student wins the National Reading Contest. El Dia. Spanish. 12 August 2012. 6 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Tamara, un roble de oro. Tamara, a golden oak. JIT. Spanish. 20 July 2018. 6 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Guadalajara 2022 World Taekwondo Championships Women -57kg. DTU. 2. 14 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
  7. Web site: Pan Am Series: Heredia (Serie I) 24.02.2023. Taekwondo Data. 24 February 2023. 6 November 2023.
  8. Web site: 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. Spanish. 7 July 2023. 6 November 2023.
  9. Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Women's Kyorugi -57kg ROUND OF 16. Santiago 2023. 22 October 2023. 6 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Taekwondo conquista oro equipo femenino. Taekwondo wins gold for women's team. Listin Diario. Spanish. 24 October 2023. 27 October 2023.