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| Born | 31 January 2000 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Laura Heredia (born 31 January 2000) is a Spanish modern pentathlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 European Games and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
She became the European under-24 champion in 2022. [2] That year, she finished ninth at the World Championships. Her 2023 results included a seventh place at the World Cup in Cairo and fourth place at the Ankara World Cup event. [3] At the 2023 European Games in Krakow, she won a silver medal in the individual event. [4]
She became the first Spanish woman to qualify for the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games. [5] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [6]
From Barcelona, she has worked with biomechanics at Sant Cugat High Performance Centre to help with her sporting performances. [7] Her brother Aleix Heredia is also a modern pentathlete. [8]
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