Iridia Salazar Blanco (born June 14, 1982) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, where she received a bronze medal in the 57 kg class."2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Taekwondo"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 22, 2008) She plays soccer too in Club Casa Blanca Juriquilla Salazar won a silver medal at the

2001 World Taekwondo Championships The 2001 World Taekwondo Championships were the 15th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Jeju, South Korea from November 1 to November 7, 2001. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Team ranking Men Women R ...

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, and also a silver medal at the

2003 World Taekwondo Championships The 2003 World Taekwondo Championships are the 16th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from September 24 to September 28, 2003. A total of 830 athletes, 502 males and 328 females, from 1 ...

Garmisch Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the Ob ...

. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, where she won a gold medal. In 2011 Salazar entered in politics when assumed office as Deputy of the

LXI Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, 2009, to August 31, 2012. Members of the upper house of the Congress were selected in the elections of July 2006 while members of the lower house of the Congress were selected ...

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1982 births Living people Mexican female taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Mexico Olympic medalists in taekwondo Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Pan American Games medalists in taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Deputies of the LXI Legislature of Mexico 21st-century Mexican women {{Mexico-taekwondo-bio-stub