Laura Sánchez
Sánchez in 2013
Personal information
Full nameLaura Aleida Sanchez Soto
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 3 m springboard
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 3 m springboard
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 3 m springboard

Laura Aleida Sánchez Soto (born October 16, 1985, in Guadalajara) is a Mexican female diver. She has represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece).[2][3] Sánchez scored her first Olympic medal on August 5, 2012, in London when she won the bronze in 3 meter springboard diving.

Sánchez also won two gold medals at the Pan American Games in 2011, one gold and one silver in 2007, and two silver in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ "Laura Sanchez Soto Profile". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Londres 2012 será la tercera justa olímpica de la clavadista mexicana" [London 2012 will be the third Olympic Games for Mexican diver] (in Spanish). Televisa S.A. de C.V. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Laura Sánchez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2012.


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