Jefferson Ochoa Fernández (born 9 November 1996) is a Colombian

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

practitioner. In 2019, he competed in the men's flyweight at the

World Taekwondo Championships The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo. Competitions 1 Wuxi, China, was originally selected to host the 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. Due to the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic, Wuxi gave u ...

held in Manchester, United Kingdom. He qualified at the

2020 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2020 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Olympic Games took place in Palacio de los Deportes (Heredia), Palacio de los Deportes, Heredia, Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica. ...

in Heredia, Costa Rica to represent Colombia at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 58 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 58 kg event at the

Pan American Taekwondo Championships Pan American Taekwondo Championships or simply Pan Am Taekwondo Championships are the American taekwondo senior championships, first held in 1978 in Mexico City. The event is held every two years by the Pan American Taekwondo Union and it's consi ...

held in Cancún, Mexico.

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* Living people 1996 births Colombian male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Colombia People from Santa Marta Sportspeople from Magdalena Department 21st-century Colombian people Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games medalists in taekwondo South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in taekwondo Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Taekwondo-bio-stub