Lenia Ruvalcaba

Lenia Ruvalcaba

Ruvalcaba at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 23 April 1986 (1986-04-23) (age 30)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sport
Sport Judo

Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez (born 23 April 1986) is a visually impaired judoka from Mexico. Competing in the 70 kg division she won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and a gold at the 2016 Rio Games.[1][2] Ruvalcaba also took part in regular judo competitions and won a team bronze medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2011 she participated both at the Pan American and Parapan American Games.

By earning gold in Rio she became the first Mexican female to win an Olympic or Paralympic judo tournament.[3]

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