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Kenia Lechuga

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Kenia Lechuga
Lechuga in 2016
Personal information
Born (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 30)
Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade Lightweight single sculls
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Lightweight single sculls
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Single sculls

Kenia Vanessa Lechuga Alanís (born 26 June 1994) is a Mexican competitive rower.

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's single sculls,[1] where she placed 12th.[2] She won a gold medal in lightweight single sculls at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3] She qualified and competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, placing 16th in the women's lightweight single sculls.[4] She won the silver medal in the lightweight women's single sculls at the 2023 senior World Rowing Championships, making history as the first Mexican to medal at the senior World Rowing Championships.[5] She qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the open weight category for women's single sculls.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenia Lechuga Alanis". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Kenia Lechuga". olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Libro de resultados Lima 2019" (PDF). panamsports.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Kenia LECHUGA ALANIS".
  5. ^ "World Rowing - March 2024 - Kenia Lechuga".
  6. ^ "World Rowing - March 2024 - Kenia Lechuga".
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