PROESTAKIS Katina

Chile

Fencing

Date of Birth: 14 Jun 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Place of residence : CYPRESS, TX

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Fencing	Women's Foil Individual	34

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall B Blue Piste	Women's Foil Individual Table of 64 #2 CHI PROESTAKIS KPROESTAKIS Katina 12 POL JELINSKA MJELINSKA Martyna 15	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	Foil Individual	Foil Team
2019	Budapest, HUN	91	20

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	Foil Individual	Foil Team
2019	Toronto, ON, CAN	9	3
2017	Montreal, QC, CAN	22	7

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Foil Team
2018/2019	1 x 21st

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017

Year	Foil Individual
2019/2020	1 x 55th

World Cup & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2016/2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
21	2018/2019	Foil Team	World Cup	Tauberbischofsheim, GER
55	2019/2020	Foil Individual	Grand Prix	Turin, ITA

World Junior Championships

Year	Location	Foil Individual	Foil Team
2021	Cairo, EGY	9	-
2019	Torun, POL	36	18
2018	Verona, ITA	49	-
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	45	15

Hobbies:

Sewing, creating art, playing with her dog. (as.com, 07 May 2021; thebuzzmagazines.com, 30 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Start:

She began fencing at age seven at a fencing academy in Antofagasta, Chile. (as.com, 07 May 2021; latercera.com, 06 May 2021)

Reason:

"I started out of curiosity and from there I started to enjoy it. It was a lot of fun. I kept training and then started competing. My passion for fencing was born during my first South American championship, the atmosphere of the competition caught my attention. With that I started to become more and more motivated." (latercera.com, 06 May 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at multiple editions of the Olympic Games, and to win an Olympic medal. (as.com, 07 May 2021; latercera.com, 06 May 2021)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (Instagram profile, 07 May 2021)

Hero:

Italian foil fencer Valentina Vezzali. (latercera.com, 06 May 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM CHILE TO USA
In 2014 her family moved from Chile to the United States of America. "My dad's business partner was from Houston [in Texas], so my dad was always travelling. One day I accompanied him and there was a fencing club there. Once the opportunity came, we all moved. In the US everything is very different from a cultural point of view. In Chile it was easier for me to make friends, because our Latin culture is more charismatic, so to speak. I had a hard time adjusting to that. The language issue influenced that, making it more difficult for me to meet new people and form bonds, but now [speaking in 2021] everything is fine." (as.com, 07 May 2021; latercera.com, 06 May 2021; coch.cl, 01 May 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She plans to study business at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States of America following her high school graduation in May 2021. (latercera.com, 06 May 2021; LinkedIn profile, 17 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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