Ángela Ruiz

Ángela Ruiz
Personal information
Full nameÁngela Ruiz Rosales
Born (2006-07-29) 29 July 2006[1]
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Sport
CountryMexico
SportArchery
Event
Recurve
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BerlinTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 MedellínIndividual
Silver medal – second place2026 AntalyaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 PueblaTeam
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 MedellínTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 TlaxcalaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2026 TlaxcalaIndividual
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 San SalvadorIndividual
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 WinnipegIndividual
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2025 AsunciónTeam

Ángela Ruiz Rosales (born 29 July 2006) is a Mexican archer competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

She started archery at the age of nine years-old in her home city of Saltillo.[2]

Career

She made her under-18 debut at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships in Poland.[3]

She was part of the Mexican team that won a first recurve women’s team title in a stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya in 2023. Ruiz subsequently finished runner-up individually at the next leg of the world tour in Medellín.[4]

She won a gold medal in the teams event at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador in 2023.[5] She also won a silver medal in the women’s recurve team at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

She was selected for the team and individual events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the age of 17 years-old at the start of the games she was the youngest member of the Mexican delegation to the Games.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Angela Ruiz". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "AN EYE ON 2024 OLYMPIANS". theeyehuatulco. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Calle, Cristina (23 June 2023). "Ruiz's emergence for Mexico makes women's team world title contender". world archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Wells, Chris (10 March 2024). "Valencia to lead new-look Mexican squad towards Olympics in 2024". world archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Young Mexican Archer Angela Ruiz Making Waves in Archery World With Impressive Resume". archysport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Angela Ruiz wins team silver in Santiago 2023". indec.gob.mx. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Meet Angela Ruiz: The Youthful Archer Making Waves in Mexican Sport". Archy Sport. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.