Marites Burce Explained

Marites Burce
Birth Name:Marites Domingo Burce
Birth Date:15 August 1975
Country:Philippines
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability:Paraplegia
Disability Class:F54
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Marites Domingo Burce (born August 15, 1975) is a Filipino para-athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She uses a wheelchair due to her disability which was caused by polio.[1] [2] She competes in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put under the F54 classification. She also took part in the 2011 ASEAN Paragames where she won two gold medals.[2]

Burce first took up para-track and field in 2005 in Manila. She start representing the Philippines internationally three years later.[1]

Burce took her studies at the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City. She also worked for the Tahanang Walang Hagdanan in Rizal, a foundation for the disabled, as a teacher and later as a project coordinator.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marites Burce - Athletics : Paralympic Athlete Profile . International Paralympic Committee . 27 August 2021 . en.
  2. News: Leyba . Olmin . Burce earns berth in London Paralympics . 27 August 2021 . The Philippine Star . 21 July 2012.