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]