Miguel Trejos Explained

Miguel Ángel Trejos Salas
Sport:Taekwondo
Birth Date:18 April 1996
Birth Place:Colombia
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Miguel Trejos (born April 18, 1996) is a Colombian taekwondo practitioner.[1] He and boxer Yeni Arias were the flag bearers for the Colombian delegation at the 2023 Pan American Games Parade of Nations.[2]

Career

He competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima and won a gold medal.[3] He returned for the 2023 edition in Santiago to defend his title, but lost in the final and earned a silver medal.[4]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
Representing
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada3rd68kg
2016Pan American Championships Querétaro, Mexico 3rd68kg
2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia 1st68kg
2018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia 1st80kg
Pan American Championships Spokane, United States 3rd74kg
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1st80kg
2021Pan American ChampionshipsCancún, Mexico 2nd 80kg
2022Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia 1st80kg
South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay 1st80kg
2023 World ChampionshipsBaku, Azerbaijan 3rd80kg
Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador1st80kg
Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile 2nd 80kg
2024Pan American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd80kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TaekwondoData . 2023-11-04 . TaekwondoData . en.
  2. Web site: Jenny Arias y Miguel Ángel Trejos, abanderados de Colombia para Santiago 2023 – Comité Olímpico Colombiano . 2023-11-04 . es.
  3. Web site: Colprensa . 2019-07-29 . Miguel Trejos, un oro grande en el taekwondo de Lima-2019 . 2023-11-04 . Caracol Radio . es.
  4. Web site: Guerrero . Julián Campos . 2023-10-22 . Miguel Ángel Trejos se colgó la medalla de plata en taekwondo, en los Juegos Panamericanos . 2023-11-04 . Caracol Sports . es.