Esther Rivera
Appearance
Esther Rivera Robles (born 30 July 1964 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora)[1] is a Mexican Paralympian athlete competing mainly in javelin events.
Robles was the gold medalist in the Women's F33/34/52/53 javelin in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She attempted to defend this title in Beijing in 2008 but was ultimately unsuccessful coming away with nothing.
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At the 2007 Parapan American Games, Robles set the world record for the F53 class in javelin with a distance of 11.87 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Parapanamericanos 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - deporte.org.mx
- ^ Rio 2007 Parapan American Games - Results Book (PDF). Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. p. 247. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Mexico
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Obregón
- Mexican female javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century Mexican women
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