Alexandra Escobar has competed five times at the Olympics in the women's 58 kg weight class.
17 Facts About Alexandra Escobar
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Alexandra Escobar was the Ecuadorian flag-bearer in the opening ceremonies for the 2004,2008 and 2020 Olympic Games.
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Alexandra Escobar's parents struggled to support her, and soon sent her to be raised by her aunt Luisa Marquez.
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From an early age Alexandra Escobar knew that sports would likely present the best opportunity to escape the poverty she had inherited at birth.
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Alexandra Escobar was found by a local coach in Esmeraldas named Silvio Mila.
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Mila practically refused to let Alexandra Escobar walk away from the sport, and just four months after beginning to train in the sport she won her first medal and was shortly thereafter invited to join the Ecuadorian Weightlifting team.
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Alexandra Escobar has found considerable success on her home continent winning 18 gold medals in various major South American competitions.
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Alexandra Escobar is currently coached by the Cuban Javier Perez Rosas, and trains in her home town of Esmeraldas.
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Since the 2008 games in Callao Alexandra Escobar has won 10 gold medals, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze.
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Alexandra Escobar's dream is to win an Olympic medal, and she has competed in five games so far.
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Alexandra Escobar first competed in the Olympics in 2004 in Athens, Greece.
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Alexandra Escobar then returned in the 2008 games in Beijing, China.
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Alexandra Escobar has yet to accomplish this goal as her best finish so far was fourth place in the 2008 and 2016 games.
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Alexandra Escobar considers this a great honor that was bestowed upon her.
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Alexandra Escobar has won one gold medal, in 2001, and has finished second on two occasions, both occurring in the 2013 games held in Wroclaw, Poland.
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Alexandra Escobar has won four bronze medals, in 2001,2003 and 2013.
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In October 2003, Alexandra Escobar threatened to boycott the World Championships that were being held in Vancouver, Canada later that year unless the governing committee canceled a twenty thousand dollar fine that was imposed on a fellow competitor.