Laura Sánchez (diver)

Laura Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Laura Aleida Sanchez Soto
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]

Laura Aleida Sánchez Soto (born October 16, 1985 in Guadalajara) is a female diver from Mexico. 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. Retrieved July 25, 2012.


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