Jacqueline Andrea Factos Henao (born April 20, 1985) is an Ecuadorian karate martial artist. When she was 19 she joined the Concentracion Deportiva de Pichincha where she is trained by Luis Valdivieso and became part of the National Karate Team.[1]
Jacqueline Factos | |
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| Born | Jacqueline Andreas Factos Henao April 20, 1985 |
| Occupation | Karate athlete |
Biography
editShe was born in Quito, Ecuador on April 20, 1985. Her father was Ecuadorian and her mother was Colombian. At 19 years old she lived in Colombia; she then moved to Ecuador where she joined the Concentracion Deportiva de Pichincha. There, she was chosen to form part of the Ecuadorian Karate National Team. Growing up she practiced a variety of sports including track and field, powerlifting and speed skating before finding karate.[1]
Trophies
editShe participated in six Pan American Games finals and won 5, she won silver medal in the World Games[2] and she won a gold medal in the Kazakhstan Open in 2019.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jacqueline Factos, una guerrera del karate". EcuadorTV. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Jacqueline Factos construye su camino a Tokio con medallas". El Comercio. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Karatecas ecuatorianos consiguen medallas de oro en Open de Kasajistan". El Comercio. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links
edit- Jacqueline Factos at the World Games
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