| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gloria Zarza Guadarrama |
| Born | 20 August 1984 Zinacantepec, Mexico |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | F54 |
| Event | shot put |
Medal record | |
Gloria Zarza Guadarrama (born 20 August 1984) is a Mexican Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. She represented Mexico in the Paralympic Games.
Zarza made her international debut for Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she finished in fourth place in the women's shot put F54 event. [2]
Zarza again represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's shot put F54 event and won a silver medal. [3]
Husam Azzam is a Palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put. He has represented Palestine at five Paralympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2020.
Rosemary Little is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She won a bronze medal in wheelchair racing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and has also competed in handcycling. She competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her third Games, where switched from wheelchair racing to shot put. She competed in the shot put and club throw at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Men's shot put events for wheelchair athletes were held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in six disability classes.
Women's shot put events for wheelchair athletes were held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes, F52/53 being held jointly with F32-34 cerebral palsy athletes.
Panama sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's seventh time competing in the Summer Paralympic Games after it first entered the movement at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. The Panamanian delegation to Rio de Janeiro consisted of two athletes: shot put thrower Francisco Cedeño Almengor and javelin thrower Iveth Valdes Romero. Almengor ranked eleventh out of twelve athletes in the men's shot put F54–55 competition and Romero placed in the same position in the women's javelin F55–F56 event.
Francisca Mardones is a Chilean Paralympic athlete and former wheelchair tennis player. She has competed at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics in tennis, before retiring in 2017 to concentrate on athletics. She broke her own world record in the F54 Women's shot put event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Mardones is part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August and 5 September 2021. This was their eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1992.
Renata Śliwińska is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F40-classification discus throw and shot put events. She won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In this event, she is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Flora Ugwunwa is a Nigerian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification events. She won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won silver in this event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
Zhao Yuping is a visually impaired Chinese Paralympic athlete competing in F12/F13-classification events. She won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is a four-time gold medalist in this event at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Rima Abdelli is a Tunisian Paralympic athlete of short stature and she competes in F40-classification events. She represented Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event. In 2019, she qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Hamed Amiri is an Iranian Paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F55 event.
Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez is a visually impaired Mexican Paralympic athlete. She represented Mexico at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event in 2016. She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Dong Feixia is a Chinese Paralympian athlete who primarily competes in throwing events.
Mariia Bogacheva is a Russian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification javelin throw and shot put events. She is a gold medalist and a two-time silver medalist in the women's shot put F54 event at the World Para Athletics Championships. She also won six medals, including five golds, at the World Para Athletics European Championships.
Iana Lebiedieva is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F53-classification events. She won the silver medal in the women's discus throw F53 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Anna Luxová is a Czech Paralympic athlete. She has represented Czech Republic at the Paralympics on three occasions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Nurkhon Kurbanova is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events. She represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Saida Amoudi is a Moroccan para-athlete who specializes in throwing events. She represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Édgar Ulises Fuentes Yáñez is a Mexican para-athlete specializing in javelin throw.
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