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 name
Yuri Alvear Orejuela
Nationality
Colombian
Born
(1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38) Jamundí, Colombia
Occupation
Judoka
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country
Colombia
Sport
Judo
Weight class
–70 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games
(2016)
World Champ.
(2009, 2013, 2014)
Pan American Champ.
(2007, 2009, 2014, ( 2016, 2017, 2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Colombia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
–70 kg
2012 London
–70 kg
World Championships
2009 Rotterdam
–70 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro
–70 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk
–70 kg
2015 Astana
–70 kg
2017 Budapest
–70 kg
2018 Baku
–70 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara
–70 kg
2019 Lima
–70 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro
–70 kg
2015 Toronto
–70 kg
Pan American Championships
2007 Montreal
–70 kg
2009 Buenos Aires
–70 kg
2014 Guayaquil
–70 kg
2016 Havana
–70 kg
2017 Panama City
–70 kg
2018 San José
–70 kg
2015 Edmonton
–70 kg
2008 Miami
–70 kg
2011 Guadalajara
–70 kg
2012 Montreal
–70 kg
2013 San José
–70 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat
–70 kg
2018 Guangzhou
–70 kg
2016 Guadalajara
–70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2017 Baku
–70 kg
2019 Brasilia
–70 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro
–70 kg
2009 Rio de Janeiro
–70 kg
2013 Tokyo
–70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Samsun
–70 kg
2011 Düsseldorf
–70 kg
2011 Amsterdam
–70 kg
2016 Düsseldorf
–70 kg
South American Games
2010 Medellín
–70 kg
2010 Medellín
Women's team
2014 Santiago
–70 kg
2018 Cochabamba
–70 kg
2006 Buenos Aires
–63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF
63421
JudoInside.com
43732
Updated on 23 May 2023
Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 29 March 1986) is a Colombian judoka, three times World Champion in her division.[1][2]
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(2016)
(2009, 2013, 2014)
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