Gloria Zarza Guadarrama

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zarza and the second or maternal family name is Guadarrama.

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

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

Career

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

  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.


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