Ángela Ruiz Rosales (born 29 July 2006) is a Mexican

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...

competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Early life

She started archery at the age of nine years-old in her home city of

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and high ...

Career

She made her under-18 debut at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. She was part of the Mexican team that won a first recurve women’s team title in a stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

in 2023. Ruiz subsequently finished runner-up individually at the next leg of the world tour in Medellin. She won a gold medal in the teams event at the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...

San Salvador San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...

in 2023. She also won a silver medal in the women’s recurve team at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

. She was selected for the team and individual events at the

. At the age of 17 years-old at the start of the games she was the youngest member of the Mexican delegation to the Games.

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* Living people 2006 births Mexican female archers Olympic archers for Mexico Archers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists for Mexico Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Saltillo Olympic medalists in archery 21st-century Mexican sportswomen Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico {{Mexico-archery-bio-stub