 Martinez at 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Yani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1993 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yanina Andrea Martinez (born December 24, 1993) is a sprinter who won gold for Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the women's 100 meters. [1] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T36, and 200m T36.
She competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games winning a gold medal in T36 100m and 200m, and at the 2016 Paralympic Games winning a gold medal in T36 100m. [2]
Benjamin David "Ben" Rushgrove is a British sprint runner with cerebral palsy and hearing impairment. He runs in the T36 classification, and set a world record for the T36 200m at the 2007 Visa Paralympic World Cup, becoming the first athlete to achieve under 25 seconds in the event.
So Wa-wai is a retired athlete from Hong Kong who has competed in the Paralympic Games on five occasions, winning 12 medals. He has been referred to as the "Wonder Boy" by Hong Kong people.
April Holmes is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.
Algeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, sending two competitors in athletics, and a goalball team. The country has taken part in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics.
Graeme Robert Ballard is an English Paralympian athlete with cerebral palsy, who competes mainly in category T36 sprint events.
Hauker Gunnarsson is a paralympic athlete from Iceland competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud is a paralympic athlete from Egypt competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
Paul John Blake is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle-distance events. Blake competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver and bronze medal in the 400m T36 and 800m T36 respectively. He followed this up with two gold medals at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships, both in his favoured 800m event.
Olivia Breen is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and 200m sprint and was also part of the T35-38 women's relay team. She has also represented Wales at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the F38 Long Jump in 2018 and gold in the T37/38 100m in 2022.
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.
Sophie Megan Hahn, is a parasport athlete from England competing mainly in T38 sprint events. In 2013, she qualified for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, selected for the T38 100m and 200m. She took the gold in the 100m sprint, setting a new world record.
Evgeny Shvetsov is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T36 sprint and middle-distance events. A triple gold medal winner at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Shvetsov set three world records in his class between 2012 and 2013.
Brayden Duane Davidson is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes mainly in the T36 classification events. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's Long Jump T36.
James Michael Apsley Turner, is an Australian Paralympic athlete and soccer player with cerebral palsy. He has represented Australia as part of the Australia Paralympic soccer team, the ParaRoos, and was its player of the year in 2013. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the Men's 800m T36 in a world record time of 2:02.39. He won a gold and silver medal at the 2020 Toyko Paralympics. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he won two gold medals including a world record in the 400m T36.
Elena Sviridova is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
Jeon Min-jae is a South Korean Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
Mohammad Ridzuan bin Mohamad Puzi is a Paralympic athlete from Malaysia who competes in T36 classification sprint (running) and long jump events. Mohammad Ridzuan represented Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won the gold medal in the 100 metres event.
Shi Yiting is a Chinese para athlete. She has impaired muscle movement in her left arm and different lengths in both of her legs. She won four gold medals at the Summer Paralympics and six gold medals at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Danielle Aitchison is a New Zealand para-athlete. She competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres in international events. She won a gold medal with a new Oceania record in the women’s 200-metre T36 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France in July 2023.
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