Magda Amo Rius

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Magda Amo Rius (born July 23, 1973, in Barcelona) is a track and field athlete and a ski athlete from Spain. She is blind. She is a B2 type skier.

Career

She competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics, winning a bronze in the giant slalom race.

She competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, in Women's Long Jump B2, winning a silver medal. [1] and in Women's 200 metres B2. [2]

She raced at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, earning a silver in the downhill race.

She jumped at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. She jumped the farthest in the long jump. [3]

She skied at the 1998 Winter Paralympics and won a gold in the Giant, Super Giant, Slalom and Downhill races. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Barcelona 1992 - athletics - womens-long-jump-b2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. "Barcelona 1992 - athletics - womens-200-m-b2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. "Atlanta 1996 - athletics - womens-long-jump-f10-11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. "Alpine Skiing at the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games IPC Historical Results Archive - Competition Web". web.archive.org. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023.