María del Carmen Herrera Gómez
 Carmen Herrera in London (2012) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | María del Carmen Herrera Gómez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 26 September 1974 Málaga, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Judo (B3) |
María del Carmen Herrera Gomez (born 26 September 1974 in Málaga), commonly known as Carmen Herrera, is a judo athlete from Spain.
Personal[edit]
Herrera has visual impairment and is a B3 classified sportsperson.[1] In December 2013, she attended an event marking Spanish insurance company Santa Lucía Seguros becoming a sponsor of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, and consequently Plan ADOP which funds high performance Spanish disability sport competitors. She chose to attend the event because she wanted to show support for this type of sponsorship.[2]
Judo[edit]
She competed in judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. She was won a gold in the Up to 70 kg women's group at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games.[1][3][4] In 2013, she was working to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
In October 2011, she competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara.[5] In November 2013, she competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara in the women's less than 70 kilos group.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "RSC.-La aseguradora 'santalucía' renueva su compromiso con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b "El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre" (in Spanish). diariolatorre.es. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in Spanish). Spain: Servimedia.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- Carmen Herrera at the International Paralympic Committee (2004)
- Carmen Herrera Gomez at the International Paralympic Committee (2008, 2012)
- Maria Del Carmen Herrera Gomez at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Spanish female judoka
- Paralympic judoka for Spain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Spain
- Paralympic medalists in judo
- Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Málaga
- Plan ADOP alumni
- 21st-century Spanish women
- Spanish blind people
- Spanish judo biography stubs