Personal information | |
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Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Spain | November 28, 1980
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Para-alpine skiing |
Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G |
Esther Peris (born November 28 1980) is a Spanish paraplegic who has competed in table tennis and para-alpine skiing at the national level.
Peris is an adaptive table tennis player, and a member of Escuela de Tenis de Mesa Adaptado de la Fundación del Lesionado Medular. [1] In 2012, she competed in the Spanish national table tennis championships. [2] [3] [4]
Peris started able-bodied skiing a year before she became a paraplegic. She only had limited time to participate and never competed in able-bodied ski competitions. [2] In para-alpine skiing, Peris is a sit-skier. [5] When skiing on her own in Spain, many resorts require that she be accompanied by a monitor to supervise her on the slopes. This and specialized equipment make skiing very expensive. [2]
Peris was one of the original members of the first Spanish women's adaptive skiing team, Fundación También, in Spain, [5] [6] [7] [8] having been with the team since 2007. AS a member of the team, she skis with Teresa Silva, Nathalie Carpanedo, Mariluz del Río, Sandra Cavallé, Irene Villa and Alberto Ávila. [6] One of the goals of the team was to develop skiers to represent Spain at the highest levels. [9] The Fundación También team created a special team for elite skiers, Equipo Santiveri, in 2007 with assistance from a sponsor. [10] That team originally had only six elite members of which she was one. [11] She and her teammates had ambitions of qualifying for the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [12] [13]
In 2007, the national championships were open to female sit-skiers for the first time, and Peris was one of several Spanish skiers to compete. [14] [15] [16] She spent a week training with the Fundación También ahead of the 2009 Spanish national championships. [17] In February 2011, she participated in a Madrid-based event designed to teach students with disabilities in area schools how to ski. The event was organised by Fundación También. [18] [19] In April 2011, she competed at the Andorran hosted Spanish national championships. [20] [21] In January 2013, she participated in a five-day training camp with the Fundación También at Sierra Nevada. [6]
Peris is from Madrid, [14] [22] and participates several sports including in skiing, table tennis, swimming and hand cycling. [2]
When Peris was 23 years old, she developed a spinal tumor that eventually resulted in her becoming a paraplegic. [5] She requires a wheelchair for daily use. [5] Following becoming a paraplegic, she became involved in efforts to empower other sportswomen with disabilities. [5]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Spain | November 28, 1980
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Para-alpine skiing |
Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G |
Esther Peris (born November 28 1980) is a Spanish paraplegic who has competed in table tennis and para-alpine skiing at the national level.
Peris is an adaptive table tennis player, and a member of Escuela de Tenis de Mesa Adaptado de la Fundación del Lesionado Medular. [1] In 2012, she competed in the Spanish national table tennis championships. [2] [3] [4]
Peris started able-bodied skiing a year before she became a paraplegic. She only had limited time to participate and never competed in able-bodied ski competitions. [2] In para-alpine skiing, Peris is a sit-skier. [5] When skiing on her own in Spain, many resorts require that she be accompanied by a monitor to supervise her on the slopes. This and specialized equipment make skiing very expensive. [2]
Peris was one of the original members of the first Spanish women's adaptive skiing team, Fundación También, in Spain, [5] [6] [7] [8] having been with the team since 2007. AS a member of the team, she skis with Teresa Silva, Nathalie Carpanedo, Mariluz del Río, Sandra Cavallé, Irene Villa and Alberto Ávila. [6] One of the goals of the team was to develop skiers to represent Spain at the highest levels. [9] The Fundación También team created a special team for elite skiers, Equipo Santiveri, in 2007 with assistance from a sponsor. [10] That team originally had only six elite members of which she was one. [11] She and her teammates had ambitions of qualifying for the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [12] [13]
In 2007, the national championships were open to female sit-skiers for the first time, and Peris was one of several Spanish skiers to compete. [14] [15] [16] She spent a week training with the Fundación También ahead of the 2009 Spanish national championships. [17] In February 2011, she participated in a Madrid-based event designed to teach students with disabilities in area schools how to ski. The event was organised by Fundación También. [18] [19] In April 2011, she competed at the Andorran hosted Spanish national championships. [20] [21] In January 2013, she participated in a five-day training camp with the Fundación También at Sierra Nevada. [6]
Peris is from Madrid, [14] [22] and participates several sports including in skiing, table tennis, swimming and hand cycling. [2]
When Peris was 23 years old, she developed a spinal tumor that eventually resulted in her becoming a paraplegic. [5] She requires a wheelchair for daily use. [5] Following becoming a paraplegic, she became involved in efforts to empower other sportswomen with disabilities. [5]