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Laura Carolina González Rodríguez

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Laura González[1]
Personal information
Full nameLaura Carolina González Rodríguez
NationalityColombian
Born (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25)
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS8, SM8
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing  Colombia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100m butterfly S8
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira 100m butterfly S8
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madeira 200m ind. medley SM8
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200m ind. medley SM8
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 100m butterfly S8
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S8

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Laura Carolina González Rodríguez". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ ""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.