Marta Fernández Infante Explained

Marta Fernández
Full Name:	Marta Fernández Infante
Birth Place:	Burgos, Spain
Classification:	S4, SB3, SM4, S5
Show-Medals:	yes

Marta Fernández Infante (born 6 August 1994 in Burgos) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer from Valladolid, Spain.^[1] She has cerebral palsy.^[1] At the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships (her first international event^[2]), she won one gold medal (in the 50m butterfly S5) and three silvers (in the 50m breaststroke SB3, 100m freestyle S4, and 50m freestyle S4),^[3] as well as breaking a world record (in the 50m butterfly S4).^[4] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly S5 event, a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke SB3 event, and a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle S4.^[1] She broke her own world record in the 50 metre butterfly S4.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming: FERNANDEZ INFANTE, Marta . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paralympics . 28 August 2021 . 26 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826170213/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1448846-fernandez-infante-marta.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Spain's Marta Fernandez adds gold to her Paralympic debut . International Paralympic Committee.
3. Web site: Madeira 2020 Schedule & Results . International Paralympic Committee.
4. Web site: Newcomer Fernandez gets off to a golden start . International Paralympic Committee . 19 May 2021.
5. Web site: Women's 50m Butterfly S4/5 Final Results . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 27 August 2021 . 28 August 2021 . 27 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827224256/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/SWM/PG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW50MBF---05040-----FNL-000100--.pdf . dead .