Paula Medina (born 12 April 1989, in

Tuluá Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital— Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Ju ...

) is a Colombian

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player. She represented Colombia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Medina win the gold medal in women's team competition at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She also won the bronze in the women's doubles. Medina fell in the semi-final round of the 2011 Latin American Cup held in

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, after being defeated by Dominican Republic's Wu Xue.

References

Colombian table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in table tennis 1989 births Living people Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games silver medalists for Colombia South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Table tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian women {{tabletennis-bio-stub