Full Name: | Rosa María Guerrero Cazares |
Nationality: | Mexican |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1984 |
Hometown: | Mazatlán, Mexico |
Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
Disability Class: | F55 |
Event: | Discus throw Shot put |
Club: | Sinaloa State |
Coach: | Ivan Rodriguez Luna |
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]
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 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, she won the bronze medal in the F55 Shot put, with a throw of 7.45 metres. She also competed in the Discus throw coming 9th.[4]
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, she placed 4th in the F55 Discus Throw with a throw of 22.43 metres.
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she finished in third place in the discus throw with a 24.11 meters, winning a bronze medal.[5]
At the 2023 Parapan American Games, she competed in the F55 Discus and Shot put events, winning the silver and bronze respectively.
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she repeated her 2020 result winning bronze again with a throw of 25.81 metres, which was also a seasons best for her.[6]