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| Nickname | La Reina Zapoteca (Zapotec Queen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Oaxaca City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Polio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laura Cerero Gabriel is a Mexican Paralympic powerlifter who competes in international elite events. She is a triple Paralympic bronze medalist, double Parapan American Games silver medalist and has won four medals at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. [1] [2] [3]
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Devendra Jhajharia is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record. Devendra is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He becomes India's most decorated Paralympic player by winning his third medal, a silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo.
Cheating at the Paralympic Games has caused scandals that have significantly changed the way in which the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) manages the events.
Basketball ID at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event with eight teams competing. The sport was a form of basketball adapted for players with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Abderrahim Zhiou is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category T12 middle-distance events. He is a six-time Paralympiclympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trains with the Tunisian Federation of Sports for the Disabled team based at Gabès.
Elexis LaVelle "Lex" Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States competing in T11 (track) and F11 (field) events for the United States.
Roberto Marson was an Italian multisport athlete who competed at the Summer Paralympics on four occasions and won a total of 26 Paralympic medals. He lost the use of his legs when a pine tree he was chopping down fell on his back.
Gabriel Cole who has a partially formed left arm, is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Bethany Charlotte Firth, is a Northern Irish Paralympic swimmer. Since 2014 she has competed for Great Britain; previously, Firth had represented Ireland. A six time Paralympic gold medalist, she has won gold in her specialist event - the 100 metres backstroke - for both Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and Great Britain at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. These were in addition to the Mixed 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay S14 at the 2020 Games, and 200 metres medley and 200 metres freestyle for Great Britain at the 2016 Games, where she was the nation's most successful Paralympian with three golds and a silver medal. She competes in the S14 classification for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Holly Irene Robinson is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. She represented New Zealand at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning silver in 2016 and gold in 2020. At the 2016 Games, she was New Zealand's flagbearer for the opening ceremony.
The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships was the tenth edition of the World Para Swimming Championships run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The championships were held from February to June in seven countries across five continents and served as a qualifying event for Paralympic swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The event was sponsored by Allianz.
The 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe and a refugee team with one athlete. This was the 7th edition of the event. This was also the first time that the event was held in Poland. Around 670 athletes competed at the event.
Guillermo Osvaldo Marro is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He specialises in backstroke swimming. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, double World medalist and a triple Parapan American Games champion. He is highly regarded as Argentina's most successful Paralympic swimmer.
Alejandro Alberto Maldonado is an Argentine Paralympic athlete who competes in both middle-distance and long-distance wheelchair racing at international elite events. He is a seven-time Parapan American Games medalist and has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Héctor Cabrera Llácer, also known as Héctor Cabrera, is a Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly javelin throw and shot put and occasionally discus throw at international elite events. He is a double World medalist and a double European champion. He took part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the javelin throw and shot put but did not medal in either event.
Matías de Andrade is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who specialises in backstroke swimming and competes in international elite events. He is a two-time World Para Swimming Championships medalist and a Parapan American Games champion.
Leah Robinson is a retired Canadian Paralympic athlete who competed in sprinting events. She is a two-time Parapan American Games medalist and has competed at two Paralympic Games.
Juan Carlos Garrido Acevedo is a Chilean Paralympic powerlifter who competes in international elite events. He is a double Parapan American Games champion and a two-time World bronze medalist.
