Linda Patricia Pérez López (born 9 July 1998) is a

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

Paralympic athlete The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Paralympic Games, Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports a ...

who competes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events at international elite events. She is a

Parapan American Games The Parapan American Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities held every four years after every Pan American Games. The first Games were held in 1999 in Mexico City, Mexico. The 2003 Parapan American Ga ...

silver medalist and

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 cerebr ...

gold medalist.

Career

Perez competed at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games (), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan Am ...

where she won the silver medal at the 400m T11 event. She competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, 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 Inte ...

, winning the gold medal at the women's 100m event. She is the twin sister of

Alejandra Paola Pérez López Alejandra Paola Pérez López (born 9 July 1998) is a Venezuelan Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international elite events. Career Perez competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Para ...

who is also an athlete.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pérez López, Linda Patricia 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Maracaibo Paralympic athletes for Venezuela Venezuelan female sprinters Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Venezuela Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Venezuelan twins 21st-century Venezuelan sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Parapan American Games silver medalists for Venezuela