Letticia Martinez
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Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Born | July 16, 1995 Las Cruces, New Mexico | (age 26)||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 lb (49 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Letticia Martinez (born July 16, 1995)[1] is an American Paralympic swimmer who is both long course and short course American record holder.
Biography[]
Martinez was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the age of three, she was diagnosed with Leber's congenital amaurosis. Martinez graduated from Las Cruces High School in 2013.[2] She won a gold medal for 50 metres (160 ft) freestyle swim at 2011 Parapan American Games where she also got 2 silver medals for 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke and freestyle.[2]
References[]
- ^ "MARTINEZ Letticia". 2011 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Letticia Martinez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
Categories:
- Paralympic swimmers of the United States
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Las Cruces, New Mexico
- American female breaststroke swimmers
- American female freestyle swimmers
- Living people
- 1995 births
- American female swimmers
- S11-classified Paralympic swimmers
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century American women
- American swimming biography stubs