From youth, she was very talented in all kind of sports, she participated in water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics.[citation needed] When she was 14 Ruperto Guaúña, a judo trainer of Litecom school, was looking for girls for his judo team.[3] That's how Yuri became a judoka.[citation needed]
Yuri began judo late, but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo.[citation needed]
In 2012, she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London, beating Chen Fei of China.[12] This was the first ever Olympic medal for Colombia in Judo.[13]
In 2016, she returned to the Olympic games in Rio and won a silver medal, becoming the 5th Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals.
All results referenced in her JudoInside profile.[14]
References
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yuri, alvear, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, alvear, second, maternal, family, name, orejuela, orejuela, born, march, 1986, colombian, judoka, three, times, world, champion, division, personal, informationnationalitycolombianborn, 1986, march, . In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Alvear and the second or maternal family name is Orejuela Yuri Alvear Orejuela born 29 March 1986 is a Colombian judoka three times World Champion in her division 1 2 Yuri AlvearPersonal informationNationalityColombianBorn 1986 03 29 29 March 1986 age 36 Jamundi ColombiaOccupationJudokaHeight1 74 m 5 ft 9 in SportCountry ColombiaSportJudoWeight class 70 kgAchievements and titlesWorld Champ 2009 2013 2014 Pan American Champ 2007 2009 2014 2016 2017 2018 Olympic Games 2016 Medal record Women s judoRepresenting ColombiaOlympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2012 London 70 kgWorld Championships2009 Rotterdam 70 kg2013 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2014 Chelyabinsk 70 kg2015 Astana 70 kg2017 Budapest 70 kg2018 Baku 70 kgPan American Games2011 Guadalajara 70 kg2019 Lima 70 kg2007 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2015 Toronto 70 kgPan American Championships2007 Montreal 70 kg2009 Buenos Aires 70 kg2014 Guayaquil 70 kg2016 Havana 70 kg2017 Panama City 70 kg2018 San Jose 70 kg2015 Edmonton 70 kg2008 Miami 70 kg2011 Guadalajara 70 kg2012 Montreal 70 kg2013 San Jose 70 kgWorld Masters2015 Rabat 70 kg2018 Guangzhou 70 kg2016 Guadalajara 70 kgIJF Grand Slam2017 Baku 70 kg2019 Brasilia 70 kg2011 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2009 Rio de Janeiro 70 kg2013 Tokyo 70 kgIJF Grand Prix2015 Samsun 70 kg2011 Dusseldorf 70 kg2011 Amsterdam 70 kg2016 Dusseldorf 70 kgSouth American Games2010 Medellin 70 kg2010 Medellin Women s team2014 Santiago 70 kg2018 Cochabamba 70 kg2006 Buenos Aires 63 kgProfile at external databasesIJF738JudoInside com43732Updated on 24 October 2022 Contents 1 Early life 2 Judo career 3 Achievements 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditYuri was born in Jamundi which is a suburb of Cali the third largest city in Colombia Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife citation needed She also has a brother Harvy From youth she was very talented in all kind of sports she participated in water polo volleyball handball athletics citation needed When she was 14 Ruperto Guauna a judo trainer of Litecom school was looking for girls for his judo team 3 That s how Yuri became a judoka citation needed Yuri began judo late but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo citation needed She is a very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez 4 She is also her sparring partner Judo career EditAlvear won a bronze medal in the under 57 kg division of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games 5 In 2008 she participated in the Olympic Games in Beijing where she placed 7th She lost to Anaysi Hernandez of Cuba in the main draw and then lost a very close match against Leire Iglesias from Spain in the repechage losing her chance to fight for a medal citation needed 6 In 2009 she won the World Championships in Rotterdam 7 In the final she gained victory over Anett Meszaros from Hungary and became the third South American judoka to win the title following Natasha Hernandez of Venezuela in 1984 and Daniela Krukower of Argentina in 2003 8 9 10 Two weeks before the 2010 Pan American Judo Championships after training she felt some pain in her left knee She went to doctor and he found that she had a torn ACL 11 In 2012 she won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London beating Chen Fei of China 12 This was the first ever Olympic medal for Colombia in Judo 13 In 2016 she returned to the Olympic games in Rio and won a silver medal becoming the 5th Colombian athlete to win two Olympic medals Achievements EditYear Tournament Place Weight class2007 Pan American Judo Championships 1st Middleweight 70 kg 2008 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight 70 kg 2008 Olympic Games 7th Middleweight 70 kg 2009 Pan American Judo Championships 1st Middleweight 70 kg 2009 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight 70 kg 2010 South American Games 1st Middleweight 70 kg 2011 Pan American Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight 70 kg 2012 Olympic Games 3rd Middleweight 70 kg 2014 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight 70 kg 2015 World Judo Championships 3rd Middleweight 70 kg 2016 Olympic Games 2nd Middleweight 70 kg All results referenced in her JudoInside profile 14 References Edit Yuri Alvear se bano de oro en Holanda Noticias de santander colombia y el Mundo Vanguardia com Archived from the original on 2012 07 07 Retrieved 2010 06 08 IJF profile Yuri Alvear Orejuela campeona mundial de judo es la segunda Deportista del Ano de EL TIEMPO eltiempo com Vallecaucana Yuri Alvear es el primer oro de los Juegos Nacionales eltiempo com Archived from the original on 2012 07 28 Retrieved 2010 06 08 colombia com 28 July 2006 Judo Cuba demuestra su poderio al ganar mayoria de oro in Spanish EFE Retrieved 18 August 2012 63 70kg middleweight women results Judo Beijing 2008 Olympics www olympic org Retrieved 15 February 2016 World Championships Rotterdam Event JudoInside www judoinside com Retrieved 15 February 2016 International Judo Federation www intjudo eu Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2016 World Championships women Vienna Event JudoInside www judoinside com Retrieved 15 February 2016 World Championships Osaka Event JudoInside www judoinside com Retrieved 15 February 2016 Judo Colombiana Alvear seis meses fuera de competencias por lesion Spanish china org cn 63 70kg middleweight women results Judo London 2012 Olympics www olympic org Retrieved 15 February 2016 elcolombiano com 1 August 2012 Yuri Alvear gano medalla de bronce en judo in Spanish Colprensa Retrieved 21 August 2012 Yuri Alvear Judoka JudoInside www judoinside com Retrieved 15 February 2016 External links EditYuri Alvear at the International Judo Federation Yuri Alvear at JudoInside com Yuri Alvear at Olympics com Yuri Alvear at Olympedia Worldjudo2014 ruOlympic GamesPreceded byMariana Pajon Flagbearer for ColombiaRio de Janeiro 2016 Succeeded byPedro Causil Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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