Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
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Paralympic Games | ||
![]() | 2008 Beijing | 100m - T42 |
![]() | 2004 Athens | SP - F42-46 |
![]() | 2004 Athens | LJ - F42 |
Perla Bustamante Corona (born 17 August 1964) is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T42 sprint events.
Bustamante was born in Ciudad Juárez in 1964 and earned a degree in industrial engineering from the Chihuahua Institute of Technology. [1] [2] She lost her left leg while training for a triathlon in Puerto Vallarta in 1999. [1] [2]
She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a silver medal in the women's Shot put - F42-46 event and a bronze medal in the women's Long jump - F42 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T42 event, finished sixth in the women's Shot put - F42-46 event and finished fourth in the women's Long jump - F42 event.
Alex Hermans is a former Paralympian athlete from Belgium. He competed mainly in category F36 shot put events.
April Holmes is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.
Yunidis Castillo is a Paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.
Kerrod Glenn McGregor is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category P42 pentathlon events.
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Zheng Baozhu is a Paralympian athlete from the People's Republic of China competing mainly in category F42/F46 throwing events.
Zhong Yongyuan is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F42-46 shot put events.
Aldona Grigaliūnienė is a Paralympian athlete from Lithuania competing mainly in category F37-38 shot put events. She won at the 2004 paralympics but she was beaten to silver in 2008.
Michaela Floeth is a former para-athlete from Germany who competed predominantly in F44 category shot put events.
Renata Chilewska is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in the throwing events.
Stela Eneva is a Paralympian athlete from Bulgaria competing mainly in throwing events.
Andrea Scherney is a Paralympic athlete from Austria competing the F44 classification for single below-knee amputees.
Natalia Goudkova is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F46 throwing events.
Norma Koplick is an Australian Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the women's javelin throw F20 event.
Jessica Gallagher is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the Women's Giant Slalom Visually Impaired.
Carlee Beattie is an Australian Paralympic athletics competitor. A congenital arm amputee, she won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in the Women's Long Jump. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.
Vanessa Low is a German-born Australian Paralympic athlete competing in T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in East Germany, she gained Australian nationality in June 2017.
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.
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.