Iridia Salazar

Iridia Salazar Blanco (born June 14, 1982) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a bronze medal in the 57 kg class.[1] She plays soccer too in Club Casa Blanca Juriquilla

Iridia Salazar
Personal information
BornJune 14, 1982
Medal record
Women’s Taekwondo
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens – 57 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1999 EdmontonFeatherweight
Silver medal – second place2001 JejuFeatherweight
Silver medal – second place2003 GarmischBantamweight
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo – 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro – 57 kg

Salazar won a silver medal at the 2001 World Taekwondo Championships in Jeju, and also a silver medal at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch Partenkirchen. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she won a gold medal.

In 2011 Salazar entered in politics when assumed office as Deputy of the LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress.[2]

References
  1. "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Taekwondo" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 22, 2008)
  2. "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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