Heidy Juárez

Heidy Marleny Juárez Guzmán (born May 14, 1977 in Los Angeles) is a Guatemalan taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's welterweight category.[1] She picked up a total of eight medals in her career, including a silver from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a bronze from the 1995 World Taekwondo Championships in Manila, Philippines, and finished fourth in the 67-kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing a chance to become Guatemala's first ever Olympic medalist in history.[2][3]

Heidy Pinto
Personal information
Full nameHeidy Pinto
NationalityGuatemala
Born (1977-05-14) 14 May 1977
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)67 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Guatemala
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 67 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Manila 70 kg

Juarez qualified for the Guatemalan squad in the women's welterweight class (67 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Puerto Rico's Ineabelle Díaz and granting a berth from the Pan American Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Querétaro, Mexico.[4][5] She opened her match with a superb 7–0 victory over Australia's Caroline Bartasek, before dropping a 4–6 decision to the local favorite Elisavet Mystakidou of Greece by the powerful commotion of the home crowd in the quarterfinals.[6] In the repechage rounds, Juarez came strong from her premature exit to edge New Zealand's Verina Wihongi 4–1, and then yielded her revenge over Puerto Rican fighter Ineabelle Díaz for a 5–2 victory to mount a chance for Guatemala's first ever Olympic medal, but she failed to salvage it in a 2–5 defeat to South Korea's Hwang Kyung-seon.[3][7][8]

At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Juarez improved her feat from a fourth-place Olympic finish by picking up a silver medal in the women's 67-kg division, losing the final 2–8 to Canada's Karine Sergerie.[2][9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heidy Juárez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. "Canada has first multi-gold day at Pan American Games; Falls native Reed advances to semifinal". Niagara Falls Review. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Two more gold medals for Russians". CNN. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "Guatemala irá a Atenas en busca de su primera medalla olímpica" [Guatemalans will go to Athens in search of their first Olympic medal] (in Spanish). Colombia: Caracol Television. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. "Aussie Bartasek beaten in taekwondo". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. "Taekwondo – Women's Welterweight (67kg/148lbs) Bronze Medal Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. "El sueño se desvaneció" [The dream ended] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. "Guatemalteca Heidy Juárez obtiene Medalla pese a enfermedad" [Guatemalan Heidy Juarez gets medal despite of illness] (in Spanish). Rio de Janeiro: Medio Tiempo. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2014.


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