Elena Congost Explained

Elena Congost
Nationality:Spanish
Full Name:Elena Congost Mohedano
Birth Date:1987 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:T12
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Elena Congost Mohedano[1] (born in Madrid 20 September 1987) is a T12/B2 track and field athlete from Spain. Born with a degenerative vision impairment, she is a teacher who lives in Barcelona, Spain. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics and won the marathon in 2016, placing second in the 1500 m in 2012.[2]

Personal

Congost was born 20 September 1987 in Madrid, with a degenerative hereditary eye disease.[3] Her vision started to deteriorate when she was in school. She is a teacher.

In 2008, she moved to Castelldefels, Barcelona,[4] and was still living in the region in 2012. At the 2011 Castelldefels sports awards, she won the award for best female athlete with a disability.[5] Living at the High Performance Centre (CAR) of San Cugat del Vallés in 2013, she shared a room with Mireia Belmonte.[6] In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[7]

As of 2016, Congost has been a vegan for seven years for ethical, environmental and health reasons.[8] She credits it for a significant improvement in her anemia, digestive problems and other ailments.[9]

Athletics

Congost is T12/B2 type athlete. She is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Atletisme, an athletic club in L'Hospitalet.[10] At the 2002 IPC World Championship in France, Congost finished seventh in the F12 long jump.[4] She had a pair of fifth-place finishes at the 2003 EPC European Athletics Championships in the 100 meter and long jump events.[4] [11] At the 2003 IBSA World Games Athletics in Quebec, she earned a silver medal in the 4×400 relay and a 5th place in the long jump.[4]

Congost competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and finished seventh in the 200 m race. At the 2006 World Athletics Championships, she placed fifth over 800 m.[4] At the 2007 2n Míting Internacional per Atletes Discapacitats, she won a bronze medal in the 600 m event.[12]

In 2008, Congost was affiliated with the Catalan region for national competitions.[13] With a time of 2:24.53, she finished seventh at the Manresa hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera División 2ª J. Titulo Mujeres MAN-TFE-TFE-DIP race.[12] With a time of 2:27.28, she finished fifth at the Burgos hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera División 1ª Jornada Mujeres ANT-MED-MAN-UOV race.[12] With a time of 2:27.75, she finished fifth at the Collado Villalba hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera Division 3ª J. Titulo Mujeres MAP-MAN-TFE-UOV race.[12] She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she finished sixth in the 1500 meter race. She also raced in the 800 meter race and finished 6 in the semifinal.

Congost competed at the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships and earned a silver medal in the T12 1500 meter race.[14] At the 2011 IBSA World Games Athletics in São Paulo, she finished third in the 800 meter T12 event.[4] In 2012, she was a recipient of a Plan ADO €20,000 scholarship with a €3,000 reserve.[15] Prior to the start of the London Games, she trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.[16]

As a twenty-four-year-old, Congost at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, earning a silver medal in the 1500 meter race.[17] [18] [19] Her silver medal was the first silver given out to a female track and field athlete at the London Games.[18] [20] In May 2013, she competed in the Spanish national championships, where she earned a gold medal in the 1500 meters.[21] In July 2013, she participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[22]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sanitas-paralimpiadas.es/Elena-Congost-Mohedano.html Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Elena Congost Mohedano
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/elena-congost Elena Congost
  3. Web site: Medalla de plata para Elena Congost en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres'12 . Diari de Sabadell . 18 May 2010 . Spain . ca . 8 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214408/http://www.diaridesabadell.com/2012/09/05/medalla-de-plata-para-elena-congost-en-los-juegos-paralimpicos-de-londres12/ . 23 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Informes de los juegos paralímpicos Pekín 2008 – Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes . Csd.gob.es . es . Spain . 8 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227033012/http://www.csd.gob.es/csd/competicion/01deporteAltaCompeticion/historia-de-la-participacion-de-deportistas-espanoles-en-juegos-olimpicos-paralimpicos-y-juegos-del-mediterraneo/01Pekin/especial-jj-pp-pekin-2008/paralimpictest/paralimpic/para_detalleDeportista?id=150 . 27 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Ayto. Castelldefels: Inicio . Castelldefels.mobi . 8 July 2013 . es . 27 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227050549/http://castelldefels.mobi/es/hemeroteca.asp?id=5488&total=3047&pr=49&ul=56&SelMes=6&SelAny=2011 . dead .
  6. Web site: La compañera de habitación de Melani Costa . MARCA.com . 28 July 2013 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
  7. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . 29 October 2013 . 21 November 2013 . 16 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916204308/https://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/deportes/196331-el-paralimpico-extremeno-enrique-floriano-recibe-la-medalla-de-la-real-orden-al-merito-deportivo.html . dead .
  8. Web site: Congost . Elena . 20 April 2018 . 23 January 2016 . DESMONTANDO MITOS . DESTROYING MYTHS . Elenacongost.com . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922095747/http://elenacongost.com/desmontando-mitos/ . 22 September 2016.
  9. Web site: 20 April 2018 . "Nadie entiende que seas vegana si eres atleta de élite. Todos te lo cuestionan: desde los médicos hasta la familia" . 24 January 2017 . es . Soycomocomo.es . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180420042533/https://soycomocomo.es/invitado/elena-congost-atleta-olimpica . 20 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Cuatro hospitalenses en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres . 28 August 2012 . Elperiodico.com . 25 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  11. Web site: 1. EPC European Championships Athletics . CSTPS . 2005 . 8 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131229072825/http://www.cstps.cz/old2005/sporty/atletika/19_totals.htm . 29 December 2013 . dead.
  12. Web site: Real Federación Española de Atletismo . Rfea.es . 8 July 2013 . es . 21 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721193937/http://www.rfea.es/web/competiciones/inscritos.asp?codigo=2011CT068 . dead .
  13. Web site: Deportes | Juegos Olímpicos | Medallero . elmundo.es . es . Spain . 8 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Elena Congost, plata en los 1.500 – Terra EspaĂąa . Deportes.terra.es . 31 May 2012 . es . Spain . 8 July 2013 . 26 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226094712/http://deportes.terra.es/elena-congost-plata-en-los-1500,25821dc880399310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html . dead .
  15. Web site: Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012 . 2012 . es . Madrid, Spain . 8 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514001425/http://www.feddi.org/upload/adop/BENEFICIARIOS%20PLAN%20ADOP%202012.pdf . 14 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Atletas paralímpicos con discapacidad visual se entrenan en Logroño – Canal de Vídeos de . Larioja.com . 25 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  17. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 3 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206160547/http://www.paralimpicos.es/web/2012lonpv/participantes/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=47881024S . 6 December 2013 . dead.
  18. Web site: Mujerhoy.com . Juegos Paralímpicos. Elena Congost, plata en Londres, la fuerza del optimismo . Mujerhoy.com . 4 September 2012 . Spain . es . 8 July 2013 . 2 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221641/http://www.mujerhoy.com/hoy/mujeres-hoy/elena-congost-paralimpicos-medalla-693087092012.html . dead .
  19. Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 – Web de la ONCE . Once.es . 16 September 2008 . 23 November 2013 . es.
  20. Web site: EFE . Elena Congost, plata en los 1.500 . Teinteresa.es . 4 September 2012 . Spain . es . 8 July 2013.
  21. Web site: Federación Española De Deportes De Personas Con Discapacidad Física . Feddf.es . 26 May 2013 . Spain . es . 13 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011444/http://www.feddf.es/ampliar.asp?id=2008 . 24 September 2015 . dead.
  22. Web site: Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital . Elpueblodealbacete.com . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221707/http://www.elpueblodealbacete.com/noticias/45877-antonio-andujar-y-jose-martinez-morote-competiran-en-francia-en-el-mundial-de-atletismo-paralimpico/ . 2 December 2013.

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