Two-Time Bronze Medal Judo Athlete Angelica Delgado Chases Gold At The Pan Ams
The Olympian is on a mission to land atop the podium for the first time.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'2"
Age
34
Hometown
Miami, FL
Education
Florida International University
Personal
- Credits her father, Miguel Delgado, as the most influential person in her judo career. Miguel Delgado fled Cuba in the 1980s in search of political and religious freedom and made his way to Miami where he counted his old Judo gi as one of the few possessions he took with him to America
- Father was on the Cuban National Team for judo and began teaching her in the backyard at age 9
Competed at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and remains Team USA's highest ranked athlete in the world
Graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor's degree in psychology in 2021
- Married her former Senior World teammate, Alex Turner, in September of 2022
- The only member of Team USA to have medaled at a Grand Slam event since 2016
Olympic Experience
- 3-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (52kg - Women)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (52kg - Women)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 17th (52kg - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 16th (52kg - Women)
- Years of participation: 52kg - Women 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023; Team - Women 2012
- Top finish: 9th – 2012 (Team - Women), 2013 (52kg - Women), 2017 (52kg - Women), 2018 (52kg - Women)
Athlete News#
Anytime I overcome adversity. It reaffirms my purpose to be the best. Also, the moment I step on the mat and everything becomes quiet and I become hyper-focused and aware.
