Laura Heredia Explained

Laura Heredia
Full Name:Laura Heredia Vives
Birth Date:31 January 2000 [1]
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Country:Spain
Sport:Modern pentathlon

Laura Heredia Vives[2] (born 31 January 2000) is a Spanish modern pentathlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 European Games and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Career

She became the European under-24 champion in 2022.[3] That year, she finished ninth at the World Championships. Her 2023 results included a seventh place at the World Cup in Cairo and fourth place at the Ankara World Cup event.[4] At the 2023 European Games in Krakow, she won a silver medal in the individual event.[5]

She became the first Spanish woman to qualify for the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games.[6] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]

Personal life

From Barcelona, she has worked with biomechanics at Sant Cugat High Performance Centre to help with her sporting performances.[8] Her brother Aleix Heredia is also a modern pentathlete.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura Heredia. Eurosport . 10 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: UAB students to participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 . UAB.cat . . 19 July 2024 . And, finally, competing in the modern pentathlon will be medical student Laura Heredia Vives..
  3. Web site: Laura Heredia wins gold at the U24 European Pentathlon . as.com . 10 August 2024 . 19 November 2022.
  4. Web site: The Spanish woman who is applying to become the perfect athlete: "I want the medals" . as.com . 10 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Laura Heredia, first Spanish representative in the pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: "I have expectations of going for the medal" . lavanguardia.com . 10 August 2024 . Christian . Jiminez . 8 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Marca . Laura Heredia will be the first Spanish Olympian in pentathlon. 10 August 2024 . 27 June 2023 .
  7. Web site: Laura Heredia finishes twenty-fourth in the pentathlon fencing event . laopiniondezamora . 10 August 2024 . 8 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Laura Heredia: "I am an ambitious athlete and I have my sights set on medals" . infobae . 10 August 2024 . 7 August 2024.
  9. Web site: LAURA AND ALEIX HEREDIA REACH THE PENTATHLON WC FINALS . 26 March 2021 . latribunamadridta . 10 August 2024.

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