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NAVARRO Araceli

sabre
Rank16
Pts80.000
Age35
HandR
LicenseValid

Personal Information

Family Partner Sandra Berto, son Kenzo [2019]

Residence Madrid, ESP

Occupation Athlete

Languages Spanish

License number 09081989000

Club

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Cup-2-2
Orléans (FRANCE), 2018-11-09
Lima (PERU), 2025-05-23
World Championship--11
Le Caire (EGYPT), 2022-07-17
Zone Championships--11
Basel (SWITZERLAND), 2024-06-20
Grand Prix1--1
Seoul (KOREA), 2024-05-05
3-14
Gand (BELGIUM), 2017-10-15Reykjavik (ICELAND), 2018-10-06
Plovdiv (BULGARIA), 2018-09-23
Gand (BELGIUM), 2018-09-30

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age nine.

Why this sport? She tried the sport after watching a fencing exhibition that was being staged beside the ice rink where she used to go skating. "I loved it so much that I quit everything else."

Club / Team Club de Esgrima de Madrid: Spain

Name of coach Jose Luis Alvarez [national], ESP

Handedness Right

General Interest

Nicknames Ara (Instagram profile, 03 May 2021)

Hobbies Yoga, reading. (Facebook profile, 18 Feb 2023)

Memorable sporting achievement Winning bronze in individual sabre at the 2022 World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (Comite Olimpico Espanol YouTube channel, 25 Apr 2023)

Hero / Idol Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (eldesmarque.com, 22 Jul 2020)

Injuries She dislocated her shoulder at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and had to retire from her second round match against US fencer Rebecca Ward. (Facebook page, 03 Jul 2018; elpais.com, 09 Aug 2008)

Sporting philosophy / motto "Every moment, in one way or another, is marking the way for you and changing the way you think and do things. Even defeats are moments that make you reflect on how to improve and take this path in a more joyful, fun, and positive way. Every moment has its importance and from all that we must try to learn to continue this path, which is not easy for us." (eldesmarque.com, 22 Jul 2020)

Milestones She became the first female fencer to represent Spain in sabre at the Olympic Games when she competed at the 2008 Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Jul 2018; esgrimaymujer.es, 05 Apr 2018)

Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (diariodepontevedra.es, 01 Jan 2021)

Statistics

rank
points
season
16th (S)
80.000
2024/2025
7th (S)
118.000
2023/2024
22nd (S)
69.000
2022/2023
10th (S)
96.000
2021/2022
36th (S)
47.000
2020/2021
23rd (S)
67.000
2019/2020
14th (S)
74.000
2018/2019
46th (S)
40.000
2017/2018
175th (S)
5.000
2016/2017
77th (S)
17.000
2015/2016
32nd (S)
44.000
2014/2015
61st (S)
26.000
2013/2014
21st (S)
59.000
2012/2013
43rd (S)
35.000
2011/2012
72nd (S)
20.000
2010/2011
85th (S)
26.000
2009/2010
69th (S)
26.000
2008/2009
55th (S)
34.000
2007/2008
65th (S)
36.000
2006/2007
48th (S)
32.000
2005/2006
60th (S)
24.000
2004/2005
16th (J)
60.000
2008/2009
19th (J)
56.000
2007/2008
8th (J)
74.000
2006/2007
20th (J)
48.000
2005/2006
17th (J)
56.000
2004/2005
46th (J)
18.000
2003/2004
90th (J)
6.000
2002/2003
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