Yuri Alvear

Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 29 March 1986) is a Colombian judoka, three times World Champion in her division.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alvear and the second or maternal family name is Orejuela.
Yuri Alvear
Personal information
Full nameYuri Alvear Orejuela
NationalityColombian
Born (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986
Jamundí, Colombia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportJudo
Weight class–70 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2009, 2013, 2014)
Pan American Champ. (2007, 2009, 2014,
( 2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍70 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto ‍–‍70 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Montreal ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Buenos Aires ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Panama City ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 San José ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Miami ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montreal ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 San José ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Amsterdam ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Buenos Aires ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF738
JudoInside.com43732
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Early life

Yuri was born in Jamundí which is a suburb of Cali, the third largest city in Colombia. Her father Arnuy is a builder and mother Miryam is a housewife. 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. 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.

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.

She is a very good friend with other top Colombian judoka Anny Cortez.[4] She is also her sparring partner.

Judo career

Alvear 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 Hernández 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.[6]

In 2009, she won the World Championships in Rotterdam.[7] In the final she gained victory over Anett Mészáros from Hungary and became the third South American judoka to win the title, following Natasha Hernández (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
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2007Pan American Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2008Pan American Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2008Olympic Games 7thMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2009Pan American Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2009World Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2010South American Games 1stMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2011Pan American Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2012Olympic Games 3rdMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2014World Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2015World Judo Championships 3rdMiddleweight (−70 kg)
2016Olympic Games 2ndMiddleweight (−70 kg)

All results referenced in her JudoInside profile.[14]

References
  1. "Yuri Alvear se bañó 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.
  2. IJF profile
  3. "Yuri Alvear Orejuela, campeona mundial de judo, es la segunda Deportista del Año de EL TIEMPO". eltiempo.com.
  4. "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.
  5. colombia.com (28 July 2006). "Judo: Cuba demuestra su poderío al ganar mayoría de oro" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. "63 – 70kg (middleweight) women results – Judo – Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. "World Championships Rotterdam, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. "International Judo Federation". www.intjudo.eu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. "World Championships women Vienna, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. "World Championships Osaka, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. "Judo: Colombiana Alvear, seis meses fuera de competencias por lesión". Spanish.china.org.cn.
  12. "63 – 70kg (middleweight) women results – Judo – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. elcolombiano.com (1 August 2012). "Yuri Alvear ganó medalla de bronce en judo" (in Spanish). Colprensa. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  14. "Yuri Alvear, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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