Gabriela Mosqueira Benítez (born 5 April 1990,

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

) is a

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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. She competed in the

single sculls A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to minimi ...

race at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and placed 2nd in Final D and 20th overall. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 1st in the D Final, 19th overall.

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1990 births Living people Paraguayan female rowers Olympic rowers for Paraguay Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2011 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2015 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2019 Pan American Games Rowers at the 2023 Pan American Games South American Games silver medalists for Paraguay South American Games medalists in rowing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Sportspeople from Asunción Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay 21st-century Paraguayan women 21st-century Paraguayan people {{Paraguay-rowing-bio-stub