Rebeca Valenzuela Álvarez (born 1 September 1992) is a visually impaired Mexican Paralympic athlete. She represented Mexico at the

Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...

in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event in 2016. She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2019, she qualified to represent Mexico at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

in Tokyo, Japan after winning the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event at the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also competed in the women's javelin throw F13 event where she finished in 6th place.

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* Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Hermosillo Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Mexico Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic athletes for Mexico Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Mexican female javelin throwers Mexican female shot putters 21st-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub