Alejandra Ortega (born 8 July 1994 in Mexico City) is a female racewalker from Mexico. She competed in the Women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, where she finished 9th[1] and at the 2015 Pan American Games where she finished 8th.[2] She competed in the 2016 Olympics, finishing 41st.

Alejandra Ortega
Personal information
Full nameAlejandra Ortega
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportRacewalking
Event20 km race walk
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Mexico
World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Saransk Junior 10 km
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guatemala City Junior 10 km
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 San Salvador 5 km race walk

She was the gold medalist in the junior race at the 2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup, vanquishing her closest competitor by more than two minutes.[3] The previous year she was the silver medalist at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, where she set the North American Junior Record at 46:00.[4] She was also champion at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF. August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "El portal único del gobierno. | gob.mx". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Mexico doiminate at Pan American Race Walking Cup - IAAF Race Walking Challenge | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ "10 Kilometres Race Walk Women" (PDF). IAAF. May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Wjah.co.uk". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013.
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