Mayerlin Mejía
Dominican Republic taekwondo athlete
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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.
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| Full name | Mayerlin Yanay Mejía Matos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early and personal life
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]
