Maria Perez
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Contents
Country
Spain
Birth - Death
1996 -
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
World Champion, Olympic Silver
Description
Competitive race walker in the 20 and 35 kilometre events. Olympic Silver winner at the 2024 Paris games. Gold medal winner in both events at the 2023 World Championships. Gold medal winner at the 2018 European Championship. Won seven Spanish national titles. Established a 35K race walk world record at the 2023 European Athletic Championships with a time of 2:37:15.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- https://worldathletics.org/athletes/spain/maria-perez-14470735
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/21/sport/maria-perez-world-record-spt-intl/index.html
- https://www.outsports.com/2023/8/31/23854281/maria-perez-race-walking-world-championships-lgbtq-spain-golden-double
- https://www.outsports.com/2024/8/3/24099375/maria-perez-spain-walk-athletics-paris-olympics-silver-medal-lgbtq/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wX1lRV9vIc