Lenia Ruvalcaba
Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez (born 23 April 1986) is a visually-impaired judoka from Mexico. Competing in the 70 kg division she won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and a gold at the 2016 Rio Games.[1][2] Ruvalcaba also took part in regular judo competitions and won a team bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2011, she participated both at the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
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| Born | 23 April 1986 (age 34) Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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By earning gold in Rio she became the first Mexican female to win an Olympic or Paralympic judo tournament.[3]
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