Katherine Rodríguez

{{short description|Taekwondo practitioner from the Dominican Republic}}

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Katherine Julissa Rodríguez Peguero (born December 18, 1991, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago) is a Dominican taekwondo practitioner who has won two medals for her home country in regional games.{{cite news|url=http://lainformacion.com.do/noticias/deportes/13410/grullon-taekwondo-conquista-torneo|title=Grullón Taekwondo conquista torneo|newspaper=La Informacion|language=Spanish|date=2010-09-25|accessdate=2011-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035707/http://lainformacion.com.do/noticias/deportes/13410/grullon-taekwondo-conquista-torneo|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}

Career

Katherine won the silver medal in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games at the Under 67 kg category.{{cite news|url=http://noticias.terra.com/noticias/mercedes_y_vasquez_recuperan_oro_y_aruba_gana_primeras_medallas_en_doce_anos/act2443404|title=Mercedes y Vásquez recuperan oro y Aruba gana primeras medallas en doce años|agency=EFE|publisher=Terra|language=Spanish|date=2010-07-28|accessdate=2011-10-16}}{{cite news|url=http://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2010/7/29/152551/Mercedes-se-lleva-el-oro-por-tercera-vez|first=Ramón|last=Rodríguez|title=Mercedes se lleva el oro por tercera vez|newspaper=Hoy|language=Spanish|date=2011-07-29|accessdate=2011-10-16|archive-date=2012-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425072103/http://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2010/7/29/152551/Mercedes-se-lleva-el-oro-por-tercera-vez|url-status=dead}}

Rodríguez won the bronze medal at the 67 kg category at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.{{cite news|url=http://www.elcaribecdn.com.do/site/atletismo/291497-rodriguez-da-tercera-medalla-de-taekwondo.html|title=Rodríguez da tercera medalla de taekwondo|first=Carlos|last=Sánchez|newspaper=El Caribe|language=Spanish|date=2011-10-17|accessdate=2011-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402032809/http://www.elcaribecdn.com.do/site/atletismo/291497-rodriguez-da-tercera-medalla-de-taekwondo.html|archive-date=2012-04-02|url-status=dead}}

She represented the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=República Dominicana tendrá participación histórica en Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/olimpicos/nota/_/id/8834763/republica-dominicana-participacion-historica-juegos-olimpicos-tokio-2020-reinas-del-caribe-probeisbol|access-date=2021-06-28|website=ESPN.com.mx|language=es}}{{Cite web|title=Taekwondo RODRIGUEZ PEGUERO Katherine|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/taekwondo/athlete-profile-n1374656-rodriguez-peguero-katherine.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-29|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829222700/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/taekwondo/athlete-profile-n1374656-rodriguez-peguero-katherine.htm}}

She won the 2021 Pan American Championships Bronze medal in the +73 kg category.{{Cite web|url=https://record.acento.com.do/polideportivo/katherine-rodriguez-bronce-en-panamericano-de-taekwondo-1521|title=Katherine Rodríguez, bronce en Panamericano de Taekwondo|date=2021-06-04|access-date=2021-11-25|publisher=Record Acento|language=Spanish}} She won the Kyorugi team competition gold medal with Mayerlin Mejía and Madelyn Rodríguez.{{cite web|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/olimpismo/20231024/taekwondo-conquista-oro-equipo-femenino_778805.html|title=Taekwondo conquista oro equipo femenino|trans-title=Taekwondo wins gold for women's team|newspaper=Listin Diario|language=Spanish|date=24 October 2023|access-date=27 October 2023}}