Laura Carolina González Rodríguez
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| Full name | Laura Carolina González Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 June 1999 Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8, SM8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Carolina González Rodríguez (born 10 June 1999) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S8 and SM8 category events. She is a three-time Parapan American Games medalist and a Paralympic medalist.
Early life
González was born on 10 June 1999 in Villavicencio, Meta, the daughter of Eduardo González Valverde. She has a brother named Eduardo González Rodríguez.[1] She began swimming at six years of age.[1]
Career
González won three gold medals for swimming when she competed in the national competitions in Bogotá in 2019.[2] She competed in the 2019 Parapan American Games, winning gold, silver and bronze in the 200m individual medley, 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle respectively.[1]
González represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics[3] in the women's 200 metre individual medley and women's 100 metre butterfly S8 events and won a bronze medal in the latter.[4] As a result, she is the first Colombian woman to win a Paralympic medal in swimming.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "¡Bronce para Colombia! Laura González obtuvo medalla en los Juegos Paralímpicos Tokio 2020" (in Spanish). Semana. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Paranacionales 2019, V. Juegos Deportivos. "Laura Carolina Gonzalez Rodriguez". V Juegos Deportivos Paranacionales 2019 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Laura Carolina González Rodríguez". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Laura Carolina González Rodríguez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ ""Yo nado por las personas que me dicen que no puedo": Laura González, primera mujer que logra medalla paralímpica en natación para el país" (in Spanish). Semana. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.