Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera (born 10 September 1989) is a Mexican para-athlete specializing in shot put. She represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 10 September 1989||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn May 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F33 event with an Americas record throw of 7.77 metres.[2][3] She then represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the shot put F33 event.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday". paralympic.org. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "World Para Athletics 2024 Day 7: Dominican delight, plus more records broken". insidethegames.biz. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.