Ángela Castro

{{Short description|Bolivian racewalker (born 1993)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

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| name = Ángela Castro

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| fullname = Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = La Paz, Bolivia

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| height = 1.60m

| weight = 54kg

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| sport = Track and field

| event = 20 kilometres race walk

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{{Medal|Competition|South American Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Lima|20,000 m walk}}

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Ángela Melania Castro Chirivechz (born 21 February 1993) is a Bolivian race walker.[http://www.la-razon.com/index.php?_url=/marcas/polideportivo/Angela-Castro-marcha-hizo-persona_0_2466353472.html Ángela Castro: 'La marcha me hizo la persona que soy'] She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing in 18th place.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/angela-castro |title=Ángela Castro |accessdate=20 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816032118/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/angela-castro |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-20km-walk |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826090856/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-20km-walk |archive-date=26 August 2016 }} It was the best result ever for Bolivia in Olympic athletics.{{Cite web |url=http://www.paginasiete.bo/fil2016/2016/8/19/bolivianos-rio-angela-castro-logra-historico-puesto-marcha-olimpica-106882.html |title=Bolivianos en Río: Ángela Castro logra histórico puesto 18 en marcha olímpica |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223085353/http://www.paginasiete.bo/fil2016/2016/8/19/bolivianos-rio-angela-castro-logra-historico-puesto-marcha-olimpica-106882.html |archive-date=23 December 2016 |url-status=live }} She was the flag bearer for Bolivia during both the opening ceremony and closing ceremony.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=16 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814121002/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|archive-date=14 August 2016|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-closing-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony|date=21 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822092538/https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-closing-ceremony|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=live}}

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 20 km walk.{{Cite web|title=Athletics CASTRO Angela|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1458042-castro-angela.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-23|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823191316/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1458042-castro-angela.htm}} She won the 2021 Bolivian Race Walking Championship.{{Cite web|title=Angela CASTRO {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/bolivia/angela-castro-14410009|access-date=2021-08-23|website=worldathletics.org}} She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web |title=Women's 20 kilometres walk |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-20KR-W-f----.RS6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716070755/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-20KR-W-f----.RS6.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2022 |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=2022 World Athletics Championships}}