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Full name | Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Torrent, Valencia | 3 February 1975
Website | RuthAguilar.es |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio [a] [1] (born 3 February 1975) is a Spanish Paralympic athletics competitor who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She played for Spain's national u-17 handball team before suffering a fractured spine in a car accident.
Aguilar was born on 3 February 1975 in Torrent, Valencia, [2] [3] and attended Colegio Público Miguel Hernández. [3] Before fracturing her spine in a car accident in December 1992, she played handball. [2] [3] She represented Spain internationally in handball at the under 17 level. [2] She played club handball as a goalball for Urbana Valencia. [2] As an athlete with a disability, sports she initially tried included swimming, wheelchair basketball and powerlifting. [2]
Aguilar took a break from competitive sport at one point to give birth to her son. [2] Her break from sport was extended after her father got lung cancer and she tended to him until he died from the disease. [2] In 2013, she was getting a disability pension. [2] In February 2013, local police in Alfafar organized a talk about driver education, and Aguilar participated in the talk as a speaker because of the impact a traffic accident had in her life. While at the event, she also signed the city's Book of Honor. [4] [5] In November 2013, she was given an award at the fifth edition of the Carta de Poblament awards. She won in the category of arts, letters and sports. [3] [6] [7] In November 2013, she participated in a program run by the Programa ADOP Empleo to train Paralympic athletes in developing business communication and entrepreneurship skills. [8]
Aguilar competes in athletics using a wheelchair. [2]
The 2011 Spanish National Adaptive Athletics Championships were held in Valencia and Aguilar competed in them. [9] Competing at the 2010 IPC European Championships, she finished third in the sho tput. [2] [3] Aguilar competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. [2] In 2013, she was working on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the javelin, discus and shot put. [2] In March 2013, she participated in a dualathlon event as part of a relay team, with Jesus Cordero Ballesteros her teammate. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | Torrent, Valencia | 3 February 1975
Website | RuthAguilar.es |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio [a] [1] (born 3 February 1975) is a Spanish Paralympic athletics competitor who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She played for Spain's national u-17 handball team before suffering a fractured spine in a car accident.
Aguilar was born on 3 February 1975 in Torrent, Valencia, [2] [3] and attended Colegio Público Miguel Hernández. [3] Before fracturing her spine in a car accident in December 1992, she played handball. [2] [3] She represented Spain internationally in handball at the under 17 level. [2] She played club handball as a goalball for Urbana Valencia. [2] As an athlete with a disability, sports she initially tried included swimming, wheelchair basketball and powerlifting. [2]
Aguilar took a break from competitive sport at one point to give birth to her son. [2] Her break from sport was extended after her father got lung cancer and she tended to him until he died from the disease. [2] In 2013, she was getting a disability pension. [2] In February 2013, local police in Alfafar organized a talk about driver education, and Aguilar participated in the talk as a speaker because of the impact a traffic accident had in her life. While at the event, she also signed the city's Book of Honor. [4] [5] In November 2013, she was given an award at the fifth edition of the Carta de Poblament awards. She won in the category of arts, letters and sports. [3] [6] [7] In November 2013, she participated in a program run by the Programa ADOP Empleo to train Paralympic athletes in developing business communication and entrepreneurship skills. [8]
Aguilar competes in athletics using a wheelchair. [2]
The 2011 Spanish National Adaptive Athletics Championships were held in Valencia and Aguilar competed in them. [9] Competing at the 2010 IPC European Championships, she finished third in the sho tput. [2] [3] Aguilar competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. [2] In 2013, she was working on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the javelin, discus and shot put. [2] In March 2013, she participated in a dualathlon event as part of a relay team, with Jesus Cordero Ballesteros her teammate. [10] [11] [12] [13]