Sophia Hernández

Hernández began competing in the modern pentathlon when she was nine years old after her mother wanted to take up swimming but discovered the pentathlon instead.^[1]

Hernández won a gold medal in the team relay at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[2] She then represented Guatemala at the 2015 Pan American Games and finished 15th in the individual event,^[3] meaning she did not qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4] She competed at the 2016 World Championships in the individual event but did not advance beyong the group stage.^[5]

At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Hernández won a silver medal in the relay.^[6] She competed alongside Sofía Cabrera at the 2018 World Championships, and they won the bronze medal in the relay.^[7] She did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Hernández competed for the Centro Caribe Sports flag at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, as the Guatemalan Olympic Committee was suspended.^[9][10] She won a silver medal in the women's relay event alongside Cabrera and a silver medal in the mixed relay event. She also won the individual bronze medal, behind Mexican athletes Mayan Oliver and Mariana Arceo.^[11] She then competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won the bronze medal in the individual event and earned a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[12] She was the first Guatemalan pentathlete to win an individual medal at the Pan American Games.^[13] Additionally, she won a silver medal in the relay event.^[14]

Hernández represented Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the individual modern pentathlon.^[15] She finished 16th in semifinal B and did not advance into the final.^[16] She competed with Cabrera in the relay event at the 2024 World Championships, winning a bronze medal.^[17]