Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T12, F12
Further personal information
Languages
Spanish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age five. She switched to athletics at age eight in Madrid, Spain.
Why this sport?
She became bored with swimming so her mother suggested she should try athletics instead.
Club / Team
AD Fuenlabrada: Spain
Name of coach
Pedro Maroto Escudero, ESP, from 2002
International debut
Year
2004
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Athens, GRE
General interest
Most influential person in career
Coach Pedro Maroto Escudero. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
US sprinter Maurice Greene. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Athletics is a hobby for me, and I don't want it to become my job. When I train, I forget about all my problems and have fun." (thewangconnection.com, 30 Sep 2014)
Awards and honours
She was named the 2019 Best Female Athlete in Inclusive Athletics by the Madrid Federation of Athletics. (atletismomadrid.com, 27 Jan 2020)
Famous relatives
Her older sister Maria represented Spain in Para athletics at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2008. She competed in long jump and 200m in 2004, and then discus throw in 2008. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Sep 2015; thewangconnection.com, 30 Sep 2014; dxtadaptado.com, 28 Mar 2013)
Impairment
She was born with corneal opacity, a condition that occurs due to scarring of the cornea. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
Women's Long Jump F12 | Final Round | 7 | ||
Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 3 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump F12 | Final Round | 11 | ||
Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump F12 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Women's 100 m T12 | Final B | 2 | ||
Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 3 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-25 | 3 | |
Women's Long Jump F12/13 | Final | 2011-01-27 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-01 | 3 | |
Women's Long Jump F11/12 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2013-07-23 | 11 | |
Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2013-07-25 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-29 | 3 | |
Women's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m T12 | Heat 4 | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
Women's Long Jump T12 | Final Round | 2016-09-13 | 4 | |
Women's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-21 | 2 |