Rosa María Guerrero Explained

Rosa María Guerrero Cazares
Nationality:Mexican
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:F55
Event:Discus throw
Shot put
Club:Sinaloa State
Coach:Ivan Rodriguez Luna
Birth Date:30 November 1984
Residence:Mazatlán, Mexico

Rosa María Guerrero Cazares (born 30 November 1984) is a Mexican Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and shot put events in international level events. [1] [2]

Career

For a long time she played soccer, but in 2010, due to a health problem, she was immobilized from the waist down and started playing basketball in a wheelchair. Shortly thereafter, the national athletics coach invited her to train at the CONADE's Mexican Paralympic Committee Center.[3]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she finished in third place in the discus throw with a 24.11 meters, winning a bronze medal.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rosa Maria Guerrero Cazares - IPC Athlete Bio. 14 May 2020. ipc.infostradasports.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827052019/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1653711&WinterGames=-1. 27 August 2021. dead.
  2. Web site: Reconocen esfuerzo de joven medallista mazatleca (in Spanish). 4 September 2019. pmxportal.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224064827/https://pmxportal.com/2019/09/04/reconocen-esfuerzo-de-joven-medallista-mazatleca/. 24 February 2023. dead.
  3. Web site: ¿Quién es Rosa María Guerrero, medallista paralímpica en lanzamiento de disco?. 2021-09-02. La Razón. es.
  4. Web site: ¡Histórica! Rosa María Guerrero gana medalla de bronce en lanzamiento de disco. 2021-09-02. El Financiero. es.