Gloria Zarza Guadarrama

Gloria Zarza Guadarrama (born 20 August 1984) is a Mexican Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. She represented Mexico in the Paralympic Games.

Gloria Zarza[1]
Personal information
Full nameGloria Zarza Guadarrama
Born (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984 (age 40)
Zinacantepec, Mexico
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF54
Eventshot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shot put F54
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Shot put F54
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Shot put F53/54/55

Career

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Zarza made her international debut for Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she finished in fourth place in the women's shot put F54 event.[2]

Zarza again represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's shot put F54 event and won a silver medal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gloria Zarza entrena en CEPAMEX en busca de más hazañas paralímpicas" [Gloria Zarza trains at CEPAMEX in search of more Paralympic feats]. gob.mx (in Spanish). 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Gloria Zarza Guadarrama". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics: ZARZA GUADARRAMA, Gloria". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.