María Estela Salas Marín (born 25 May 1969 in
Chachalacas,
Veracruz) is a
Paralympian athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
from
Mexico competing mainly in the throwing events.
Maria competed in the
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympic ...
in the throwing events. She won a combined F32-34/52/53 shot put gold medal and also won a silver in the F33/34/52/53 javelin as well as competing in the F32-34/51-53 discus.
For some unknown reason she did not compete at the shot put
Rio 2016 competition.
References
External links
profile on paralympic.org
1969 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Veracruz
Paralympic athletes for Mexico
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico
Paralympic silver medalists for Mexico
Mexican female shot putters
Mexican female javelin throwers
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
21st-century Mexican women
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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