Lenia Ruvalcaba information

Lenia Ruvalcaba
	Ruvalcaba at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez
Born	23 April 1986 (age 38); Guadalajara, Mexico
Sport
Sport	Judo
Medal record
Representing Mexico
Paralympic Games
Parapan American Games
IBSA World Championships and Games

Lenia Fabiola Ruvalcaba Álvarez (born 23 April 1986) is a Mexican visually-impaired judoka. 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, Ruvalcaba became the first Mexican female to win an Olympic or Paralympic judo tournament.^[3]

Ruvalcaba won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[4]

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^ "Lenia Ruvalcaba da otro oro a México". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
^ Pavitt, Michael (29 August 2021). "Maldonado upgrades to gold at Tokyo 2020 as judo competition concludes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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[3] "Lenia Ruvalcaba da otro oro a México". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-12.

[maldonado_upgrades_to_gold_tokyo_2020_as_judo_competition_concludes_2021-4] Pavitt, Michael (29 August 2021). "Maldonado upgrades to gold at Tokyo 2020 as judo competition concludes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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