Kenia Lechuga

Kenia Lechuga
Lechuga in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKenia Vanessa Lechuga Alanís
Born (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994
Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportRowing
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Mexico
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 AmsterdamLightweight single sculls
Silver medal – second place2023 BelgradeLightweight single sculls
Bronze medal – third place2025 ShanghaiLightweight single sculls
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaLightweight single sculls
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoSingle sculls

Kenia Vanessa Lechuga Alanís[a] (born 26 June 1994) is a Mexican competitive rower.

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's single sculls,[1] where she placed 12th.[2] She won a gold medal in lightweight single sculls at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3] She qualified and competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, placing 16th in the women's lightweight single sculls.[4] She won the silver medal in the lightweight women's single sculls at the 2023 senior World Rowing Championships, making history as the first Mexican to medal at the senior World Rowing Championships.[5] She qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the open weight category for women's single sculls.[6] She is recognized for her ability to perform well in challenging water conditions, notably during the Rio 2016 Olympics where she achieved a strong result in rough waters.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lechuga and the second or maternal family name is Alanís.

References

  1. ↑ "Kenia Lechuga Alanis". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kenia Lechuga". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Libro de resultados Lima 2019" (PDF). panamsports.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kenia LECHUGA ALANIS".
  5. ↑ "World Rowing - March 2024 - Kenia Lechuga".
  6. ↑ "World Rowing - March 2024 - Kenia Lechuga".
  7. ↑ "World Rowing - March 2024 - Kenia Lechuga". World Rowing. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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