| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | +67kg | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 67-73kg | 2007 | Beijing, CHN | |
| Quarterfinal | 67-73kg | 2011 | Gyeongju, KOR | |
| 3rd Round | 67-73kg | 2009 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| Pan American Championships | ||||
| 1 | 67-73kg | 2010 | Monterrey, MEX | |
Education
Administration Studies - Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Mexico
Coach
Pedro Gato (CUB) from 2011 (televisadeportes.esmas.com, 23 May 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up the sport at the age of ten. (Sinaloa, 21 May 2007; youtube.com, 17 Nov 2009; sipse.com, 09 Mar 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
One of her cousins told her there was taekwondo lessons in Guasave, a nearby town, and she decided to give it a try. "When I first started fighting I had to fight against boys." (Sinaloa, 21 May 2007; youtube.com, 17 Nov 2009; sipse.com, 09 Mar 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming Olympic champion in 2008. (com.org.mx, 2008)
Most influential person in career
Emigdio Martinez Lizaraga, the Director General of the Sinaloense Institute of Sports. (Sinaloa, 21 May 2007)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I have never changed. I try to be the same as I was before the medals and the success." (youtube.com, ESPN, 24 Aug 2008)
General
HAPPY TIMES
She declared that despite coming from a fisherman's family with a low income and not great economic resources she was always happy. "As a kid I was always happy. That was important for me. Now that things are better, I am happy as well. Overall, I consider my childhood the best moment of my life." (youtube.com, ESPN, 24 Aug 2008)
SPONSORSHIP
She is sponsored by Visa, along with some other star athletes such as Michael Phelps, Yelena Isinbaieva and Allyson Felix. (conversion21.com, 14 Jul 2011)
FAILURE
She states that she learns more from her losses than from her victories and that every athlete should know how to learn from those failures. (youtube.com, CanalOnceIPN, 09 Feb 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
