Uriel Avigdor Adriano Ruiz (born April 30, 1990) is a

taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

practitioner from

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. Adriano won the gold medal in the men's lightweight (under 74 kg) division at the

2013 World Taekwondo Championships The 2013 World Taekwondo Championships was the 21st edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Puebla (city), Puebla, Mexico from July 15 to July 21, 2013. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Team ranking Men ...

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. As a lightweight (under 74 kg), he won the bronze medal at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

in the 80 kg event. He was born in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

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1990 births Mexican male taekwondo practitioners Living people Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games Martial artists from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists in taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-taekwondo-bio-stub