 Ruvalcaba at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez |
| Born | 23 April 1986 (1986-04-23) (age 39) Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| JudoInside.com | 30987 |
Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez (born 23 April 1986) is a Mexican visually-impairedjudoka. 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 the2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2011, she participated both at thePan American andParapan American Games.
By earning gold in Rio, Ruvalcaba became the firstMexican female to win an Olympic or Paralympic judo tournament.[3]
Ruvalcaba won one of the bronze medals in thewomen's 70 kg event at the2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
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| Judo | |
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| Taekwondo | |
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