Carolina López Rodríguez Explained

Carolina López Rodríguez
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Sailing
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Carolina López Rodríguez is a Spanish adaptive sailor who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where she came away with a Paralympic diploma.

Personal

López is a tetraplegic as a result of an accident and only has functionality from the chest up. In March 2011, she was part of a delegation who went to the Zarzuela Palace and were received by Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón and Letizia, Princess of Asturias. It was part of a wider program aimed at integration of people with disabilities in Spanish society through sports.[1] [2] In 2012, she was a 36-year graduate student in business.[3]

Sailing

Following her accident, López met people associated with Fundación También who encouraged her to try a number of sports including cycling, skiing and sailing. Fernando Alvarez Ortiz de Urbina was the one who encouraged her to take up the sport of sailing more seriously.[3] The pair were not confident they would qualify for London but decided to take part in qualifying tests anyway and were pleasantly surprised to qualify for the Games.[3]

López left for London from Madrid in late August.[4] [5] She competed in the Mixed Two Person SKUD18 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where she did not medal.[6] [7] [8] [9] In two sessions, the pair finished in seventh place.[10] The pair earned a Paralympic diploma. It was the best performance ever by Spanish sailors.[11] In December 2012, they were recognised for their elite sportsmanship by the Union of Sports Federations Madrid.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Príncipes de Asturias apoyan la integración de discapacitados a través del deporte . Diario Femenino . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  2. Web site: Los Príncipes apoyan la integración de discapacitados a través del deporte . Noticias.lainformacion.com . 15 March 2011 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain . 12 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212202550/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/juegos-paralimpicos/los-principes-apoyan-la-integracion-de-discapacitados-a-traves-del-deporte_lbOqJdF2EuPnwajGp4jdm5/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Beatriz González . Preparadas listas y triunfadoras | Galería de fotos . Mujerhoy.com . 2012-08-25 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  4. Web site: Parten a Londres los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela . . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  5. Web site: Los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela partirán este miércoles a Londres — Deportes - . El Periódico de Aragón . 21 August 2012 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  6. Web site: IPC Historical Results Database . International Paralympic Committee . 3 January 2014 . Germany .
  7. Web site: Paco Llobet y Carolina LĂłpez/Fernando Ă lvarez participarán en los Juegos ParalĂmpicos : NĂĄutica . Abc.es . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  8. Book: Resiliencia, gestión del naufragio. 1 June 2013. LID Editorial. 978-84-8356-505-6. 134.
  9. Web site: Vela/Londres.- Paco Llobet y Carolina López/Fernando Álvarez participarán en los Juegos Paralímpicos — Terra España . Deportes.terra.es . 8 June 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  10. Web site: Españoles en Londres / Día 7 Paralímpicos . Martiperarnau.com . 3 May 2013 . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es .
  11. Web site: Carolina López y Fernando Ă lvarez, mejores regatistas de Madrid : Náutica . Abc.es . 31 December 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.

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