Laura Carolina González Rodríguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Laura González[1]

Personal information
Full name	Laura Carolina González Rodríguez
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25) Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
Sport
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability class	S8, SM8
Medal record Women's para swimming Representing  Colombia Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100m butterfly S8 World Championships 2022 Madeira 100m butterfly S8 2022 Madeira 200m ind. medley SM8 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 200m ind. medley SM8 2019 Lima 100m butterfly S8 2019 Lima 100m freestyle S8

Laura Carolina González Rodríguez (born 10 June 1999) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in the S8 and SM8 category events. She is a three-time Parapan American Games medalist and a Paralympic medalist.

Early life

González was born on 10 June 1999 in Villavicencio, Meta, the daughter of Eduardo González Valverde. She has a brother named Eduardo González Rodríguez.[1] She began swimming at six years of age.[1]

Career

González won three gold medals for swimming when she competed in the national competitions in Bogotá in 2019.[2] She competed in the 2019 Parapan American Games, winning gold, silver and bronze in the 200m individual medley, 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle respectively.[1]

González represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics[3] in the women's 200 metre individual medley and women's 100 metre butterfly S8 events and won a bronze medal in the latter.[4] As a result, she is the first Colombian woman to win a Paralympic medal in swimming.[5]

References

1. "¡Bronce para Colombia! Laura González obtuvo medalla en los Juegos Paralímpicos Tokio 2020" (in Spanish). Semana. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
2. Paranacionales 2019, V. Juegos Deportivos. "Laura Carolina Gonzalez Rodriguez". V Juegos Deportivos Paranacionales 2019 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. "Laura Carolina González Rodríguez". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
4. "Laura Carolina González Rodríguez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
5. ""Yo nado por las personas que me dicen que no puedo": Laura González, primera mujer que logra medalla paralímpica en natación para el país" (in Spanish). Semana. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.