Perla Bustamante

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Perla Bustamante
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing 100m - T42
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens SP - F42-46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Pérez-Espino, José (15 December 2008). "Una perla en el desierto". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Perla Bustamante dirigirá el Consejo contra Discriminación". El Informador (in Spanish). 12 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2021.