Perla Bustamante

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bustamante and the second or maternal family name is Corona.
Perla Bustamante
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m - T42
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens SP - F42-46
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens LJ - F42

Perla Bustamante Corona (born 17 August 1964) is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T42 sprint events.

Bustamante was born in Ciudad Juárez in 1964 and earned a degree in industrial engineering from the Chihuahua Institute of Technology.[1][2] She lost her left leg while training for a triathlon in Puerto Vallarta in 1999.[1][2]

She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a silver medal in the women's Shot put - F42-46 event and a bronze medal in the women's Long jump - F42 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T42 event, finished sixth in the women's Shot put - F42-46 event and finished fourth in the women's Long jump - F42 event.

References

  1. ^ a b Pérez-Espino, José (15 December 2008). "Una perla en el desierto". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Perla Bustamante dirigirá el Consejo contra Discriminación". El Informador (in Spanish). 12 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2021.


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