Mell Mina

Mell Karen Mina Ayoví (born 23 October 2002)[1] is an Ecuadorian taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[2] She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia.

Mell Mina
Personal information
Full nameMell Karen Mina Ayoví
Born (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002
Sport
CountryEcuador
SportTaekwondo
Weight class67 kg
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Ecuador
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 67 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Punta Cana 62 kg
Bolivarian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Valledupar 67 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali 67 kg

In 2019, Mina competed in the women's featherweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3] In 2020, she competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Heredia, Costa Rica hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Mina won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.[4] A few months later, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's lightweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

In 2023, she competed in the women's lightweight event at the World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was eliminated in her first match.

References

  1. "Mell Karen Mina Ayoví". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Taekwondo Medalists". 2022 South American Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. Palmer, Dan (4 May 2022). "Pié earns home gold for hosts at Pan American Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. "Mundial de Taekwondo Guadalajara 2022: todos los latinos y españoles participantes". Olympics.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.


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