OCHOA FERNANDEZ Jefferson

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1st Round	-58kg	2019	Manchester, GBR

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Bronze Medal Match	-58kg	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	-58kg	2021	Cancun, MEX
1st Round	-58kg	2018	Spokane, WA, USA

Spanish

William Duarte [national], COL; Cito Rene Forero [national]

He took up the sport at age 11 in Mani, Colombia. (hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co, 23 Nov 2017; mindeporte.gov.co, 20 Oct 2016)

He was introduced to taekwondo by his brother, who practised the sport. "He was the one who encouraged me. I began at age 11 but only as a hobby because it scared me a little. I would come to training sessions and I didn't train with the other athletes, they would send me to practise kicks on a wall." (hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co, 23 Nov 2017; coc.org.co, 12 Mar 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (msn.com, 23 Mar 2020)

Securing an Olympic quota spot for Colombia in the -58kg category at the 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Taekwondo Radio YouTube channel, 12 Mar 2020)

US taekwondo athlete Steven Lopez. (mindeporte.gov.co, 20 Oct 2016)

His brother Andres Javier. (coc.org.co, 12 Mar 2020)

"I have got to where I am because I am disciplined and I dedicate myself 100% to what I do." (msn.com, 23 Mar 2020)