Leslie Soltero
Mexican taekwondo practitioner
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Leslie Xcaret Soltero García[a] (born 30 April 2001) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1][2] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
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| Full name | Leslie Xcaret Soltero García | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 67 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Soltero won one of the bronze medals in the girls' 63 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 67 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Cancún, Mexico.
Soltero won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.[3][4]
She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.[5]
Soltero competed at the 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soltero and the second or maternal family name is García.
