Begoña Reina López (born 14 March 1975 in
Zaragoza
Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...
) is an
S9 swimmer
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from
Spain
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. She competed at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...
, winning a pair of bronze medals in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 4 x 100 meter 34 points medley relay.
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1975 births
Living people
Spanish female breaststroke swimmers
Paralympic swimmers for Spain
Paralympic gold medalists for Spain
Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople from Zaragoza
S9-classified para swimmers
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
20th-century Spanish sportswomen
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