Anaís Méndez
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| Nationality | Ecuadorian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 2000 | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||
| Disability class | F20 | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anaís Méndez (born 18 January 2000) is an Ecuadorian Paralympic athlete.[1] She along with her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez claimed the first medals for Ecuador in the history of the Paralympics.[2] Both have the unique distinction of being the only siblings combination to be the first two Paralympic medalists for a country.
Career[]
She made her maiden Paralympic appearance representing Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]
She clinched bronze medal in the women's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] Coincidentally, her sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won the gold medal in the same discipline making it a rare instance of athletes coming from same family who go on to win medals in a same competition. Anaís Méndez won Ecuador's first ever bronze medal in Paralympics history while her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first ever gold medal in Paralympics history.[2] Prior to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Ecuador had never won a Paralympic medal.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Anaís Méndez - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Super Sunday sees a new fastest Paralympian and Ecuador's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Athletics Anaís Méndez - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Athletics - Women's Shot Put - F20 Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Paralympic History for #ECU Before Today, Ecuador Had Never Won a Paralympic ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games |