| Full Name: | Miriam Blasco Soto |
| Birth Place: | Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain |
| Occupation: | Judoka, politician |
| Country: | Spain |
| Weight Class: | –56 kg, –61 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 1 |
| Worlds Year: | 1991 |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 1991 |
| Regionals Weight: | Women's 56 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | 1 |
| Olympics Year: | 1992 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's 56 kg |
| Updated: | 5 June 2023 |
Miriam Blasco Soto (born 12 December 1963) is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 56 kg division.[1] One of the major streets in her city of residence, Alicante, was named after her.
When her professional sport career finished, she became actively involved in politics. In 2000,[2] 2004,[3] and 2008,[4] she was elected to the Spanish Senate for the Partido Popular (right-wing).
She is married to Nicola Fairbrother, her opponent in the Olympics' final match.[5]