Yescarly Medina

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Yescarly Medina
Personal information
Born (1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 31)
Maracay, Venezuela
Sport
CountryVenezuela
Sport Para-athletics
Disability Cerebral palsy
Disability class T37
Event(s) 100 metres
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T37
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 100 m T37
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 100 m T37

Yescarly Medina is a Venezuelan Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. [1] She represented Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres T37 event. [1]

At the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada, she won the gold medal in the women's 100 metres T37 event. At the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, she won the bronze medal in that event.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yescarly Medina". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 22 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)