Personal:
Angelica Delgado is USA Judo’s top ranked hopeful for the 2020NE Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan…A United States Olympic veteran, Delgado represented the United States of America at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…She is the daughter of Miguel Angel and Teresa Delgado …Has one younger brother, Miguel Angel Delgado, Jr…Her dog’s name is Roxy…Lists her mother and father as her role models saying: “They sacrificed everything so that I could be successful”…Also credits her father as the most influential person in his judo career stating: “without him I would’ve never put on a gi. My father was on the National Cuban Team for Judo and when I was nine years old he began to teach me in the backyard of our house”…Lists ‘honor, respect and self-control’ as the aspects of judo’s moral code that are most meaningful to her, saying: “I truly believe I have embodied all of these throughout my career”…Graduated from John A. Ferguson Senior High School in Miami, Fla. in 2009…Competed in judo while in high school…Attended Florida International University where she is majoring in Psychology…Her favorite food is ‘everything and anything’, but her go-to meal the night before a competition is pasta, some form of protein and lots of liquids….Bad Bunny and Eminem are her favorite musical artists…Rocky, The Godfather and Clueless are her favorite movies…Swimming, going to the beach, riding her bike, reading and spending time with her parents are her favorite hobbies…Has travelled and competed all over the world including every continent, but has lost track of all the countries she has been to…Says that her favorite countries to visit are Italy and Spain…Delgado’s typical workout schedule is 10:00 a.m. - sports psychologist; 3:00 p.m. - strength and conditioning and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - judo...Her typical routine before a competition/match is to wake up, check her weight for 5% tournaments, wait until start to begin warm-up, listening to music the entire time and finally compete…Lists becoming an Olympian as her greatest judo accomplishment…Says that her favorite judo moment is: “Anytime I overcome adversity. It reaffirms my purpose to be the best. Also, the moment I step on the mat and everything becomes quiet and I become hyper-focused and aware.”
Competition Record:
Complete International Judo Federation Event Competition History:
Angelica Delgado Competition History
Competition Highlights:
2020 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Dusseldorf, Germany; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
2019 Events and Results:
IJF Masters; Qingdao, China
Oceania Open; Perth, Australia; Bronze Medal
IJF World Championships; Tokyo, Japan, Round of 32
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia; Round of 16
IJF Grand Prix; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Hohhot, China; Seventh Place
Pan American Championships; Lima, Peru; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Slam; Dusseldorf, Germany
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF Grand Prix; Tel Aviv, Israel; Seventh Place
2018 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IJF Grand Prix; Cancun, Mexico; Seventh Place
IJF World Championships; Baku, Azerbaijan; Round of 16
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary; Seventh Place
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Hohhot, China; Fifth Place
Pan American Championships; San Jose, Costa Rica; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Tbilisi, Georgia; Fifth Place
IJF Grand Slam; Dusseldorf, Germany
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France; Seventh Place
2017 Events and Results:
IJF Masters; St. Petersburg, Russia
IJF Grand Slam; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Fifth Place
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia; Fifth Place
IJF World Championships; Budapest, Hungary
IJF Grand Prix; Cancun, Mexico; Bronze Medal
Pan American Championships; Panama City, Panama; Bronze Medal
European Open; Oberwart, Austria; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France; Fifth Place
2016 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia; Bronze Medal
Olympic Games; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary; Seventh Place
IJF Grand Slam; Baku, Azerbaijan
Pan American Championships; Havana, Cuba; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Samsun, Turkey
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Lima, Peru; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Dusseldorf, Germany
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF Grand Prix; Havana, Cuba
2015 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF World Championships; Astana, Kazakhstan
Pan American Games; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; San Salvador, El Salvador; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Budapest, Hungary; Seventh Place
IJF Masters; Rabat, Morocco
IJF Grand Slam; Baku, Azerbaijan
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
Pan American Championships; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Silver Medal
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Gold Medal
Pan American Open; Montevideo, Uruguay; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Bronze Medal
2014 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Slam; Tokyo, Japan
IJF Grand Prix; Jeju, Korea
IJF Grand Prix; Zagreb, Croatia
IJF World Championships; Chelyabinsk, Russia
Pan American Open; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Bronze Medal
Pan American Open; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Silver Medal
Pan American Open; San Salvador, El Salvador; Silver Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Havana, Cuba
Pan American Championships; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Seventh Place
Pan American Open; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Montevideo, Uruguay; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Dusseldorf, Germany
European Open; Rome, Italy
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
2013 Events and Results:
IJF Grand Prix; Jeju, Korea
IJF Grand Slam; Tokyo, Japan; Seventh Place
IJF World Championships; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pan American Open; San Salvador, El Salvador; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Prix; Miami, Fla., United States of America
Pan American Championships; San Jose, Costa Rica; Fifth Place
Pan American Open; Montevideo, Uruguay; Bronze Medal
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
2012 Events and Results:
IJF World Championships (Teams); Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
IJF World Cup; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Bronze Medal
Pan American Championships; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Fifth Place
IJF World Cup; Warszaw, Poland
IJF Grand Prix; Dusseldorf, Germany
IJF World Cup; Budapest, Hungary
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
IJF World Cup; Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 Events and Results:
IJF World Cup; Apia, Samoa; Fifth Place
IJF World Cup; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Fifth Place
IJF World Championships; Paris, France
IJF World Cup; San Salvador, El Salvador; Seventh Place
IJF World Cup; Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela; Fifth Place
IJF World Cup; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Bronze Medal
IJF World Cup; Sao Paolo, Brazil
IJF Grand Slam; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IJF Grand Prix; Baku, Azerbaijan
Pan American Championships; Guadalajara, Mexico; Bronze Medal
IJF World Cup; Oberwart, Austria
IJF Grand Slam; Paris, France
2010 Events and Results:
IJF World Cup; Apia, Samoa; Gold Medal
IJF World Championships; Tokyo, Japan
IJF World Cup; Miami, Fla., United States of America; Bronze Medal
IJF World Cup; San Salvador, El Salvador; Bronze Medal
IJF World Cup; Isla de Margarita, Venezuela; Fifth Place
IJF World Cup; Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2009 Events and Results:
IJF World Cup; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Fifth Place
IJF Grand Slam; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IJF World Cup; Vienna, Austria
