Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez Explained

Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez
Birth Date:1 September 1992
Birth Place:Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Country:Mexico
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability:Glaucoma

Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez (born 1 September 1992)[1] is a visually impaired Mexican Paralympic athlete.[2] She represented Mexico at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event in 2016.[2] She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

In 2019, she qualified to represent Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] [4] She also competed in the women's javelin throw F13 event where she finished in 6th place.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¡Sonora en el podio paralímpico!. 13 September 2016. es. Grada Norte. 17 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez. paralympic.org. 20 February 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: Dubai 2019 Results Event Overview – Women's shot put F12. paralympic.org. 2 February 2020.
  4. News: Day 2: World Para Athletics Championships 2019 - As it happened. 8 November 2019. Olympic Channel. 20 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Women's javelin throw F13. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825130020/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATDU19/pdf/ATDU19/AT/ATDU19_AT_C73S_ATWJ80100.pdf. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020. 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.