Adriana Fabiola Corona García[a] (born April 7, 1980), known as Adriana Corona, is a Mexican triathlete, who won two gold medals at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia.[1]

Adriana Corona
Personal information
Full nameAdriana Fabiola Corona García
Born (1980-04-07) 7 April 1980 (age 44)
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
Medal record
Women's triathlon
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Women's team

Corona started out her sporting career as an adventurer and cross-country racer in 2000, until she began with triathlon at the ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup in Puerto Vallarta two years later. In 2005, she finally reached into the international scene, and made a comeback in triathlon after pursuing her full-time sporting career in mountain biking. In the same year, she had also achieved her first medal, by claiming the silver at the ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup in Ixtapa.[2] Corona competed at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where she won gold medals in the women's individual and team events, along with her compatriot Melody Ramirez. Corona's best result in these games contributed to her qualifying place for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she placed seventh in the women's event, and consequently, for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the Olympics, Corona maintained her pace in a field of fifty-five competitors during the swimming leg, but she got lapped by the leader in the road cycling course.

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corona and the second or maternal family name is García.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adriana Corona". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Results for Adriana Corona". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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